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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So like, the complete opposite of what we need? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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Cant imagine making 30 k a year and having to pay even 1600 in taxes. This is saying it will increase that much.

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[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

I don't care. I struggle to even find accountants willing to do my taxes, I doubt underfunded IRS is going to want to tackle that mess.

And even if they do, I'm of multiple cultures that I'm damned if I do regardless, so might as well take that extra money and do some good with it while I can.