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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Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/23048125

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They act like its fucking innovative to make a mouse and sell parts for it or that it would be a challenge to do. Its not. 3D printer dudes sell that shit on the internet already.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Which is where Logitech is copying the idea I’d bet