Replying to
“Enshittification and user domestication” by
Rohan “Seirdy” Kumar:
I admit that I feel salty about the word “enshittification” taking off instead of my phrase for the same thing: “user domestication”. I prefer the latter because it emphasizes the gross disrespect so many platforms show their users, and how the lack of autonomy/mobility naturally leads to enshittification.
Any platform able to get away with enshittification will do so when given the incentive. Enshittification emphasizes the process of a platform’s downfall; we should be taking steps to prev…
I also feel mixed about the enshittification term. I will say, it captures the way platforms degrade the user experience to extract value from people. But it’s a mouthful.
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