@unixorn@hachyderm.io2024-05-09 16:05:42
Depressingly accurate.
#enshittification
@unixorn@hachyderm.io2024-05-09 16:05:42
@stf@chaos.social2024-04-09 20:00:45
#enshittification in #hungarian would be #elszarasitás /cc @…
@kennysmith@mstdn.social2024-03-08 00:17:54
@stf@chaos.social2024-04-09 18:42:09
to absolutely no ones surprise, the #germans already had a word for #enshittification: #verscheisserung. which means being scamed, being fooled. i think the english just got jealous and translat…
@rasterweb@mastodon.social2024-03-26 12:09:08
Dropping a pin so I can check back on things in the future...
The Enshittification of Affinity
➡️ https://rasterweb.net/raster/2024/03/26/the-enshittification-of-affinity/
@whophd@ioc.exchange2024-04-08 12:26:51
A journey down the rabbit hole of #disinformation and #enshittification, specifically on YouTube
Today I discovered that one of my most-loathed channels, “Beyond Discovery” (part of a collection of garbage channels) bravely posted a “welcome” video with their actual faces
@dsc@mastodon.scot2024-05-05 14:39:32
#sony giving #enshittification a good go - and faces user revolt. But will it matter?
Cc @…
@bourgwick@heads.social2024-03-01 02:36:49
proposing a subset of @…'s #enshittification: babelfication, when a previously indexed part of the internet loses its mooring, like #google's recent abandonme…
@drahardja@sfba.social2024-02-10 19:58:04
“Merdification” is an awesome word. #enshittification https://mstdn.ca/@narF/111908771943217661
@adam@windbag.org2024-02-28 01:13:01
There's an #enshittification adjacent trend where a service provider has the data to improve the quality of a service, but chooses not to.
DirecTV collects a tremendous amount of viewing data on its customers. It uses this information to sell ads. It sells it on to data brokers. They know the only sports I watch are soccer and NFL football. Instead of tailoring the suggested sport…
@peter_mcmahan@mas.to2024-04-27 13:30:41
@tezoatlipoca@mas.to2024-02-23 14:59:49
A call-out for DE-#enshittification! I'm looking to buy a new wireless #headset. This is the first piece of gear I've purchased in close to a decade, are there any honest #tech
@gratianriter@bildung.social2024-02-21 18:46:11
Wenn die Streaming Dienste so weitermachen, erlebt die DVD ein Comeback.
#enshittification
@stf@chaos.social2024-04-09 21:11:25
btw in dutch #enshittification would be #verschijtering or #verpoepering #verstrontering…
@drahardja@sfba.social2024-02-10 19:58:04
“Merdification” is an awesome word. #enshittification https://mstdn.ca/@narF/111908771943217661
@gunchleoc@ailbhean.co-shaoghal.net2024-04-07 09:04:09
Abair thusa gu bheil Facebook air dol a dholaidh cuideachd... tha cha mhòr gach dŠrnacha post de bhoireannach nach aithne dhomh le aodach gann oirre 🤦
#gàidhlig #enshittification
@adam@windbag.org2024-02-28 01:13:01
There's an #enshittification adjacent trend where a service provider has the data to improve the quality of a service, but chooses not to.
DirecTV collects a tremendous amount of viewing data on its customers. It uses this information to sell ads. It sells it on to data brokers. They know the only sports I watch are soccer and NFL football. Instead of tailoring the suggested sport…
@tekphloyd@social.lol2024-04-17 10:30:10
So #enshittification is a thing 🤔
@unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz2024-03-20 08:36:46
Glassdoor data privacy shenanigans
From comments:
"Gotta make it look like Fishbowl has tons of accounts? Just make everyone with a glassdoor account also a fishbowl user. Nevermind that one is designed for anonymity and the other isn't, let's just make glassdoor hostile to anonymity. What could possibly go wrong?"
"The best way to protect sensitive information is to not collect it in the first place."
#Glassdoor #privacy #enshittification
@fractaleblog@masto.comversive.com2024-02-22 16:42:06
Entre deux concepts aussi barbares que réels : #enshittification et #shrinkflation.
@Treppenwitz@sfba.social2024-05-01 23:47:36
This is perfect. #internet #enshittification
@kennysmith@mstdn.social2024-02-20 04:45:37
You wondered how long it would take #Warner to maximize their #enshittification … about this long. Barely on the platform, already with the first symptoms of platform decay.
@FerdiZ@mastodon.cloud2024-04-14 05:58:00
« The Internet is starting to break - here's why: »
:youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYG1mu8Lg8
20-minute video-essay from Arun Maini.
Spoiler: The Internet is breaking because of
@drahardja@sfba.social2024-03-14 05:57:17
@drahardja@sfba.social2024-02-16 08:09:25
#TodayILearned about yet another awful gift from Ronald Reagan: a legalized kickback scheme in the medical insurance industry perpetrated by Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) companies. By obfuscating the real price of drugs behind rebates (i.e. kickbacks), PBMs incentivize the rapid #enshittification
@drahardja@sfba.social2024-02-16 08:09:25
#TodayILearned about yet another awful gift from Ronald Reagan: a legalized kickback scheme in the medical insurance industry perpetrated by Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) companies. By obfuscating the real price of drugs behind rebates (i.e. kickbacks), PBMs incentivize the rapid #enshittification
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2024-02-22 19:52:59
Anxious job search update
So I've actually managed to gather sufficient energy to apply for a bunch of jobs yesterday. It was stressful, it devoured all my energy and put me in a pretty bad state. On top of everything, I'm not enthusiastic at all — most of them look like crap jobs, the kind of proxy companies that don't build cool projects, merely take orders from people, have underpaid employees develop it and then sell the resulting crap for a much higher price. Not something that'll make me happy, but hopefully something that will let me save up some money before my health collapses again and I will have to quit.
And indeed, as if to make sure I don't forget how far #enshittification goes, one of the applications was immediately followed by an automated reply to fill a questionnaire, hosted on #Google forms.
That said, this time I've decided to put it straight away that I'm a person with ASD, and can't work full-time, on my CV. I really don't want to go through all the communication stress just to learn that they're looking for someone healthy.
#GAFAM #JobHunting #ActuallyAutistic
@FerdiZ@mastodon.cloud2024-04-14 05:58:00
« The Internet is starting to break - here's why: »
:youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYG1mu8Lg8
20-minute video-essay from Arun Maini.
Spoiler: The Internet is breaking because of
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2024-02-26 14:30:14
#Gentoo has not been accepted to participate in #Google #SummerOfCode this year. Apparently, they prefer to give away their money on awful "#AI" (#LLM) projects that waste megawatts of energy to propel #enshittification of Internet, rather than the old good Gentoo that they keep exploiting and that wastes energy primarily on doing hobby stuff, that make Internet a better place.
#GSoC
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2024-02-15 12:30:35
It feels like #enshittification is an inevitable result of browsers gaining popularity.
Back in the old days, when I was still doing some WebDev, #Microsoft had a monopoly with its #InternetExplorer. It really sucked because they didn't care about web standards. For me, it meant testing my website under #Mozilla, #Opera (back when it used the Presto engine) and then adding awful hacks to make it work under IE (Safari was practically nonexistent in Poland). But the remaining browsers had their small foothold.
Then came #Google with its #Chrome, and we were really enthusiastic about it. Little did I know what was to come later. After all, it was a reasonably portable browser, with an open source engine, that followed standards. On top of that, it had a good chance of ending Microsoft's monopoly — and that was great news, because it meant that one day we wouldn't have to worry about compatibility with IE.
So there came a time when Chrome took over a major share of the browser market. Microsoft replaced IE with Edge. Eventually all the main browsers were using WebKit, Blink or a related engine which made life easier for WebDevs. Mozilla's small market share diminished even further.
Then things went to shit. Google showed its true colors, and abused its monopolist position in every possible way. Standards compliance ended up meaning very little, when the monopolist controls the standards. Being open source helps but there's only as much that volunteers can do when dealing with a corporate giant.
One positive aspect of this is that as GAFAM keeps shooting at their feet, Firefox started gaining popularity again. And it's a much better browser than it used to be back in the day. And what happens next?
Of course, as soon as Mozilla notices they're gaining market share, they're starting their own enshittification. Instead of embracing the users who appreciate what Firefox is right now, they are being greedy and trying to lure more people with buzzwords. This isn't going to end well.