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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything (www.ft.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything::The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?

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[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I wish it wouldn't come to products.. I understand the need to make a profit, but it shouldn't come at the cost of landfilling perfectly good hardware. I'd love just an affordable tablet with 5+ years of updates and an unlocked boot loader maybe with NO battery, and just a USB

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago

It's why having open platforms matter.

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

But that doesn't maximize the profits of the shareholders, and we are now in a shareholder market.