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I'm going to try to use the term "eshittification" somehow, but I find it increasingly random in terms of how it is used. The common denominator in most cases
by duxup 2y ago
I'm going to try to use the term "eshittification" somehow, but I find it increasingly random in terms of how it is used.
The common denominator in most cases of "eshittification" is a product or service that was offered at below or no cost. Users seem to demand that price point. So once the product has a critical mass of users it eventually has to make money and the process begins.
At this point we (as internet users) seem to insist on this process occurring over and over as we seem to favor free things ...
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- ezekg 2y agoI used the word in conversation with my wife a few months back when she was complaining about the UX of a website she was trying to use. She had a good chuckle and now she uses the term every once in awhile.
- duxup 2y ago“These pretzels… eshittification.”
- supertrope 2y agoIntroductory pricing and service quality is a time honored marketing method. I’m still waiting to see if free news will collapse as a phenomenon. It’s hard to pay journalists and editors off $1/user/year in revenue from surveillance capitalism ads.
- duxup 2y agoMost "introductory pricing" I run into a is a lot more structured. But even so... doesn't matter, users by their choices "want" or encourage this system :(