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> "Enshittification" is not a needed word because we already have "degradation" or "regression". Given the quick spread of the term, I suspect there's more nua
by CoastalCoder 3y ago
> "Enshittification" is not a needed word because we already have "degradation" or "regression".
Given the quick spread of the term, I suspect there's more nuance to the linguistic story.
- haunter 3y ago> I suspect there's more nuance to the linguistic story Yes people spend too much time online and they pickup the current buzzword quickly https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/enshittification https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/enshittification I never even seen used it outside HN by normal people.
- esafak 3y agoIt was only coined in March!
- Animats 3y agoIt's reached Wikitionary.[1] We do need a word for reduction in quality for the purpose of increasing profits. For liquids and foodstuffs, the terms are "denatured" or "adulterated", and for solid materials "ersatz". None of those are applicable to services. "Enshittification" captures the concept of reducing quality to increase profits not by reducing product cost, but by degrading the user experience to make the product more profitable. It's not the same as "quality fade", where the product keeps getting worse and the seller hopes no one will notice for a while. [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification