Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?
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Because it's happening literally in every facet of society
Ok, now what is causing it to happen? Is there any value in pointing out that it is happening, or should one look to the structures of society that make that kind of thing inevitable and repeatable in every facet of society?
Capitalism, specifically late stage capitalism.
We need to stop the corporate obsession of "green line go up and no go up means worse than down reeeee" mentality. Essentially late stage capitalism where green line still needs to go up but wages have stagnated
I believe people hope it will stop the intentional degradation of products… it’s a natural process where products are solid to develop a reputation, people buy/use the product and recognize its quality, use grows, the company cuts back as much cost as possible (with quality suffering), in order to grow, or in some case even just start to make (Uber, Amazon) profit. The growth plan often includes this step either for continual operation or as part of a plan to pay for a buy out.
If the enshittified product manages to become entrenched, people have to use the lower quality product. The real step we need to take is to assume most big product pushes are temporarily good, and drop them when it’s convenient. If the growth model isn’t sustainable, it will lose favor.
Literally mentioned