Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sorry should of labeled it rhetorical for the dim witted to understand lol. You honestly thought that was a literal question? You should look into vasectomy or tube's tied so you dont procreate your family tree into a group home.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

So the answer is yes, you just wanted to fight with someone. Not going to indulge that sort of Reddit behavior, sorry.