Fearing enshittification is one reason I want to keep my company private. If I have to answer to stockholders, then I’m not answering to customers, and that’s shitty.
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I’ve always worked for smaller private companies because my partner always got screwed working at bigger corporations.
Avoid private equity as well. PE is equally shitty.
100%. I never wanna work for public company again. I left a huge one after constant thrashing of canceling projects and trips so the accountants could move money around for the quarterly earnings reports only to revive after. Went to a couple small private ones then yr ago employer went public. Been so downhill so fast. Company isn’t recognizable to the one I accepted offer from. I’m leaving when I find a private fit.
I would consult a lawyer, basically iirc you can add to the bylaws that you are not just about making money and then you are only obligated to share dividends if you keep the majority of the voting rights.
Thank God you censored the word SHIT so we didn’t all need a group hug meeting .
It’s the original title of the video. I assume the uploaded voluntarily censored it to avoid getting demonetized
I watched the video yesterday and I couldn’t really understand what the plan is. What I got was something like “the corps are too big for the consumers to do anything and laws are very slow to made”.
Did I miss something about the “audacious(?)” plan?
The plan is US basically … decentralization. The federated web
The World Wide Wipe
The Big Data Bidet
An Ethernet Enema
Bidets are the best thing ever though. Installing a bidet changed my life.
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Not all heroes wear capes.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate how stupid that word sounds. I feel like we can come up with something better.
I just wanted to say, definitely watch the video if you have the time. Cory Doctorow is absolutely right and an incredibly smart guy.
It’s perfect. It enshittifies itself. It’s like the shitty rule of capitalist economics in the 21st century.
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It doesn’t necessarily roll off the tongue, but that’s a good thing. It seems to be catching on, and frankly those large companies and orgs that are enshittifying and get labeled thusly might actually not love being called out with it, and hopefully slow their roll.
Doubtful, but a man can dream.
I used to work at S***ify… which is currently enshittifying at top-speed. It fits.
Funny that it could either Shopify or Spotify, you refer to, as both are arguably enshityifying.
See my other comment 😂
So stupid I saw it used a lot of times and I used it myself before I even knew the guy… it conveys the meaning so well
Not only that, but they’re acting like they’re the first to figure this shit out.
This is just rent-seeking. It’s as old as capitalism itself. No need for dumb new terms.
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Well, what do you suggest?
Rent seeking. It’s called rent seeking, and there is nothing new about it.
But rent seeking sounds too… clean. It’s almost an euphemism. Because in the end, the result is that for a whole lot of people, the experience of using the services goes to shit.
Edit: I just googled it and yeah, you’re exactly right. Interesting!
I just like pointing out that it’s nothing new.
It may not be a flashy term, but it has a lot of historical context and it’s basically a defining feature of modern capitalism at this point.
Absolutely. I read a whole lot about it after I posted my previous comment. Rent seeking is definitely the right term.
Glad to hear it. Spread the word, it’s a great term imo, and something more people need to be aware of.
I sure wouldn’t because at that point I rather pay for my own instance and invite others to join.
Very interesting talk! Thanks for the share!
Lets kill off the damned cookie popups. Nobody cares, its literally the most useless 5 seconds of every persons life to have to dismiss and never read what it says
