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How we’ve enshittified the tech economy
- quantified 3y agoTo what degree is this a "tech economy" problem vs a "business" problem? Perhaps the businesses use tech, but then most do. A cable internet/TV company like Comcast is more purely tech. They were enshittifying long ago, which maybe proves the thesis. But I have a feeling it's not strongly driven or related to tech.
- hezralig 3y agoI believe the people who coined the term enshittification have repeatedly said it is a 'capitalism' problem.
- janalsncm 3y agoTo put a finer point on it, this is the logical conclusion of running the profit maximization algorithm. Corners will be cut and prices will be raised.
- edgyquant 3y agoIt’s a business problem inspired by the last generation of tech companies
- araes 3y agoThe article is "kind" of about the enshittified tech economy. It uses Amazon and Uber mostly as well known examples of bad behavior (like name dropping a celebrity everybody knows is a train wreck). The article is mostly about attempts to create an alternative using cooperative structures that aim for 50+% money going to drivers / gig-workers / ect... Example 1: $30/hr for 9,000 drivers in New York, NY that's "almost" break even (according to the article) that focuses on limited, yet high demand services. This service attempts 80% drivers / 20% cooperative allocation. Example 2: Restaurant cooperative in Fort Collins, CO that got pissed at Grubhub jacking rates, so they built their own delivery service and charge $4.90 / order average. Now have 50% of the city's business.
- kukabynd 3y agoEverything has been “enshittified”. It’s now more surprising when something’s not bad.
- _hypx_ 3y agoIt's everywhere now.