The long term answer to enshittification in software is ultimately open source. Given enough time, there will be an open source version of every kind of softwa

The long term answer to enshittification in software is ultimately open source. Given enough time, there will be an open source version of every kind of software, leading to commodification of the most important stuff. This is why selling compilers used to be a major business, and now simply doesn't happen at all. It will happen to AI. It is currently happening to game engines. This actually leads to more bloat, not less as the foundation for new products is built on larger and larger stack of FOSS dependencies. So what is big tech? Big tech is a handful of monopolies that derive value from network effects. If you want to develop great software, contribute to open source. If you want to make big money, join a monopoly. If you want the best of both worlds, find yourself a niche in a monopoly developing FOSS :)