Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Enshittification” [audio]
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Re: Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Enshittification” [audio]
#2Users, Advertisers – We are all trapped in the ‘Enshittification’ of the Internet (2023-03-11): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/11/users-...
"Enshittification" - Wiktionary : https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification
Cory Doctorow - Enshittification : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow#Enshittification
I downloaded the podcast from here (mp3) : https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/01/jo/...
Re: Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Enshittification” [audio]
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> "Enshittification" is not a needed word because we already have "degradation" or "regression".
Given the quick spread of the term, I suspect there's more nuance to the linguistic story.
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I like the term "enshittification" - it implies a deliberate intention that is missing from degradation. Regression merely implies reversion towards a previous state.
Enshittification is a deliberate process: provide a (typically cheap/free) service, dominate the field, lock users into it, and exploit to the maximum possible in the short term, ultimately destroying the service.
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> "Enshittification" is not a needed word because we already have "degradation" or "regression". Given the quick spread of the term, I suspect there's more nuance to the linguistic story.
> I suspect there's more nuance to the linguistic story
Yes people spend too much time online and they pickup the current buzzword quickly https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/enshittification
I never even seen used it outside HN by normal people.
Re: Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Enshittification” [audio]
#8There is a possibly more general phenomenon where a brand gets good reputation and then begins cutting cost and people will still buy at the high price. I don't know if that one has a name or if it's the same concept as enshittification.
Re: Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Enshittification” [audio]
#9Users, Advertisers – We are all trapped in the ‘Enshittification’ of the Internet (2023-03-11): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/11/users-... "Enshittification" - Wiktionary : https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification Cory Doctorow - Enshittification : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow#Enshittification I downloaded the podcast from here (mp3) : https://mediacore-live-production.akama…
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Re: Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Enshittification” [audio]
#10There is a possibly more general phenomenon where a brand gets good reputation and then begins cutting cost and people will still buy at the high price. I don't know if that one has a name or if it's the same concept as enshittification.
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