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Enshittification

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Welcome to Enshittification

A community for everyone who misspelt it as enshitification.

"I the onceler felt sad as I watched them all go, but business is business and business must grow, regardless of crummies in tummies you know."

This is your space to document the decay, demise, and destruction of the tech world as we know it. Share stories, articles, and firsthand experiences that capture the ongoing decline of once-celebrated platforms, services, and companies in the late stage capitalist landscape.

From monopolistic corporate shifts to anti-user updates and the relentless pursuit of profit over quality—if it’s broken, bloated, or just plain bad, it belongs here. We’re here to spotlight the moves that make the tech world worse, one piece of enshittification at a time.

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🔹 Respectful Discussion: Critique companies, crappy tech, and capital, not community members.
🔹 Positive Monday: The first Monday of every month is reserved for positive content only that shows enshittification isn't inevitable.

Join us to expose the changes that ruin the things we once loved and to discuss what comes next in a tech world gone wrong.

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[–] Vector@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’m really enjoying trying to read the first paragraph of this article.

a screenshot of the linked article, plastered with ads. only a very small fraction of the screen shows the content of the article, with only four lines of text visible.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dear God, have none of you heard of adblock?

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Most of us barely register the presence of ads anymore, or we use ad blockers to avoid them.

[–] pot_belly_mole@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Interesting topic. This article is from 2020 though 🤔

[–] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's a good book I just finished again and wanted to post something about it, not very timely but 🤷‍♂️