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I know it's a real problem and all, but dear lord does Lemmy in particular love that word.
Too much. Reminds me of that time not long ago where every lie was “gaslighting” all of a sudden.
It wasn't. That's just you.
Why you little…
Or how a favorable opinion is propaganda. Like, ok, we get it, you don't like that one thing. 🙄
Enshittification has been enshittified.
It's a word that encapsulates our times very well. But I hear ya.
The word really started to become popular last year, especially regarding Twitter and Reddit.
It's a very accurate word for what is continuing to happen in this instance. This is not a bad use at all.
Yeah. I'm glad that people seem to have more interest in and understanding of rent seeking behaviors, but can we stop pretending this is new?
Should we stop using a word because it describes reality too well? I see it everywhere these days, and it's an accurate descriptor.
In this specific case, it's exactly the reason Cory Doctorow invented the word.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification
I hate it. It's been used so much that it's lost all meaning.