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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 days ago

Enshittification isn't what happens when something becomes popular, it's what happens to disruptive tech and commodities that get increasingly fine-tuned for profit after competition inevitably floods in. It's a product of monetization.

Lemmy is FOSS so that won't happen, plus you can splinter off into your own walled garden instance like Beehaw if you want.

[-] awwwyissss@lemm.ee -3 points 3 days ago

Enshittification also happens because of government propaganda, like the authoritarian propaganda Lemmy.ml spreads for the CCP.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Aee you suggesting people on Lemmy.ml are paid by the Chinese government to spread propaganda?

[-] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

Some of them yes, absolutely.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

Do you have any source for that? I would be curious to see.

[-] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

Let me ask friend in the CCP to send some of their files over for you to look at, it's all very open and well documented.

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

You seem to be joking but it actually is well documented.

  • The 50 Cent Party, or 50 Cent Army, is the colloquial term for Internet commentators, who are hired by Chinese authorities in an attempt to manipulate public opinion to the benefit of the Chinese Communist Party. It was created during the early phases of the Internet's rollout to the wider public in China.

The name is derived from the fact that such commentators are reportedly paid RMB¥0.50 for every post.

[-] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Thanks, I hadn't heard of them. Thought this was interesting:

Authors of a paper published in 2017 in the American Political Science Review estimate that the Chinese government fabricates 488 million social media posts per year.

Now with increased focus on social media and LLMs I'd be surprised if it isn't well into the billions.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

I think, they are only paid indirectly in that the money are spent on propaganda to make them act like this

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