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Yep. Any community that is run as a single business will eventually enshittify. Cut the gordian knot by avoiding all commercial or even incorporated entities fo
by superkuh 3y ago
Yep. Any community that is run as a single business will eventually enshittify. Cut the gordian knot by avoiding all commercial or even incorporated entities for community communication. The incentives of incorporated entities, like the assumption that making a profit is required in all contexts just because they apply in business contexts, just don't align with human persons or communities.
- joeythedolphin 3y agoGood summary. Clear, concise, real. I wish we had advocacy groups sitting on corners with signs saying this. Seriously. People need to wake up, and they need a concise understanding to latch onto. I say it like this, "Perhaps social media where you upvote, downvote and like is just a shitty idea, for businesses and people. I think people WILL realize this, and I am hoping it will not crash software engineering, but I think it will, but most people building shitty software will leave the industry, while the useful software will continue. So it's important to be with an employer in an industry that is legitimate.