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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YouTube before vs. after massive corporate, profit-driven enshittification (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 month ago by Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey now, me playing my flute with myself in an edited duet isn't "forgettable slop"! I'll have you know, my 15 views and 1 Like that I liked myself are the pinnacle of my music career.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Link it and I'll like your video.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Awwws, thanks!

...I've only been playing the flute for 10 months though, so it's not very impressive. I'll send a link in a other 6 months after I learn how to vibrato so that my tone improves dramatically