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The new code search stuff is very good, yes. "Enshitification" is rapidly becoming a meaningless term of disapproval, but it had a precise definition when Doct
by earthboundkid 3y ago
The new code search stuff is very good, yes.
"Enshitification" is rapidly becoming a meaningless term of disapproval, but it had a precise definition when Doctorow coined it:
> This is enshittification: surpluses are first directed to users; then, once they're locked in, surpluses go to suppliers; then once they're locked in, the surplus is handed to shareholders and the platform becomes a useless pile of shit.
GitHub directed a huge surplus to developers compared to what came before it. Microsoft bought it and worked on furthering the lock in with Actions, and now the ship is slowly moving towards wringing the extra value out of us. It's not at the bottom of the hill yet, but it's definitely on the slope. They already have ads for themselves on it. The ads are just going to slowly creep outwards as necessary to produce a smooth revenue curve.