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[–] recursive_recursion 41 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Leave your guess for how long we've got till AI apps are spammed everywhere.

Also for no reason in particular:

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

They don't mention enshittification - I think Doctorow popularized the term later - but this is a perfect example of a process that contributes to the phenomenon.

I had never thought about it in these terms, but they repeatedly mentioned curation, and it's so clearly a fundamental topic in today's online world.

This was an incredible video, thanks for sharing. It gave me a new perspective to consider.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

My son and I laughed our asses off over that presentation. Brilliant but kind of disgusting.