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Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Cause Cory Doctorow is a hero ?

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112038663883385719

Oh, what was Reddit again ? Ah, yes, that ad driven company that filed IPO and probably fully embraced A.I. by now and is said to be full of bots, and immediately shadow-bans Tor and VPN users since years /s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

https://medium.com/@therealsexycyborg/shenzhen-tech-girl-naomi-wu-part-2-over-the-wall-and-into-the-fire-5e8efc5c1509

Cory Doctorow is not a hero. He is a garbage person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That was a worthwhile read, and had next to nothing to do with Doctorow.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

It did, you just failed to acknowledge it.