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This is not inflation, it's divorced from all factors, these companies are raking in record profits, and they still squeeze out price increases, smaller seats,

by ath3nd 1y ago

This is not inflation, it's divorced from all factors, these companies are raking in record profits, and they still squeeze out price increases, smaller seats, worse customer service, just because you have no alternative, you gotta take it. It's called "Enshittification": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification. It's just the free market and the corporations giving a big middle finger to its clients. It's the same reason Microsoft can do all of the above: - "The company reported better-than-expected results, with $25.8 billion in quarterly net income, and an upbeat forecast in late April" - "Microsoft on Tuesday said that it’s laying off 3% of employees across all levels, teams and geographies, affecting about 6,000 people." - "These new job cuts are not related to performance, the spokesperson said." Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-is-cutting-3percent-of-workers-across-the-software-company.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-is-cutting-3percen... If you are thinking this is in any way tied to inflation, it's not. It's just greed and the absence of laws to curb that greed. So you are gonna get less and worse for more money, and like it, because the monopolies are lobbying the governments and can do literally what they want to do in countries susceptible to it. When Broadcom tried these kinds of stunts in civilized countries, they quickly got shown their place: - https://www.networkworld.com/article/4015489/dutch-court-forces-broadcom-to-support-vmware-migration-after-85-price-hike-backlash.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/4015489/dutch-court-for... - https://licenseware.io/broadcom-faces-eu-scrutiny-over-controversial-vmware-licensing-practices/ https://licenseware.io/broadcom-faces-eu-scrutiny-over-contr... Does 800% and 1500% price increase sound to you like related to inflation? Enshittification is not out of our hands if we elect governments that have our interest in mind.

ozgrakkurt 1y ago
On one side you have companies that are working hard 24/7 to have more money at any cost. On the other side you have average Joe who can barely work, have time for family and have time for relaxing. Also it is expected for the company to have absolutely no care for ethics unless it affects their bottom line. And there are many blockers for the average Joe like ethics, feeling guilt etc. etc. It is only natural that companies are pushing more and more as time goes on. And there is no reason it should stop other than companies messing it up? Maybe if gains were huge, the regular people would get some benefits but it seems like the gains are just not enough for that to happen anymore?
- ath3nd 1y ago
  > On one side you have companies that are working hard 24/7 to have more money at any cost. On the other side you have average Joe who can barely work, have time for family and have time for relaxing. You are taking that as a natural state of things, a law that can't be broken, while this is just the end effect of living under capitalism. It's not set in stone and can be changed. We just need to change the incentives: > It is only natural that companies are pushing more and more as time goes on. And there is no reason it should stop other than companies messing it up? Jail time for executives, breaking down monopolies, and enforcing of antitrust laws come to mind as an effective way that's worked in the past. Also unionizing and strikes for the workers for fair pay. State intervention and re-nationalization of companies that misbehave, especially water, utilities, transport and agriculture. Also progressive wealth tax up to 70%-99%, so there is less incentives to be greedy (if you think that's too much...well, that already happened in 50's USA).
cantor_S_drug 1y ago
> these companies are raking in record profits. Only the Mag7 are raking in projects. The rest have gone nowhere. https://x.com/pmarca/status/1946500584674324842 https://x.com/pmarca/status/1946500584674324842
carlosjobim 1y ago
Just because it's got a Wikipedia entry doesn't mean that it's the correct term for anything. Outside of the most navel gazing hacker communities you won't find anybody taking you seriously with that language. You sound like some kind of pervert.
- ath3nd 1y ago
  Thanks for the input, very constructive. You sound like you really know what you are talking about, with all the counterexamples and links you gave to support your thesis that I am a "pervert". That's powerful debate skills, you really showed me!

by ath3nd 1y ago

ozgrakkurt 1y ago

On one side you have companies that are working hard 24/7 to have more money at any cost. On the other side you have average Joe who can barely work, have time for family and have time for relaxing. Also it is expected for the company to have absolutely no care for ethics unless it affects their bottom line. And there are many blockers for the average Joe like ethics, feeling guilt etc. etc. It is only natural that companies are pushing more and more as time goes on. And there is no reason it should stop other than companies messing it up? Maybe if gains were huge, the regular people would get some benefits but it seems like the gains are just not enough for that to happen anymore?

ath3nd 1y ago
> On one side you have companies that are working hard 24/7 to have more money at any cost. On the other side you have average Joe who can barely work, have time for family and have time for relaxing. You are taking that as a natural state of things, a law that can't be broken, while this is just the end effect of living under capitalism. It's not set in stone and can be changed. We just need to change the incentives: > It is only natural that companies are pushing more and more as time goes on. And there is no reason it should stop other than companies messing it up? Jail time for executives, breaking down monopolies, and enforcing of antitrust laws come to mind as an effective way that's worked in the past. Also unionizing and strikes for the workers for fair pay. State intervention and re-nationalization of companies that misbehave, especially water, utilities, transport and agriculture. Also progressive wealth tax up to 70%-99%, so there is less incentives to be greedy (if you think that's too much...well, that already happened in 50's USA).

cantor_S_drug 1y ago

> these companies are raking in record profits. Only the Mag7 are raking in projects. The rest have gone nowhere. https://x.com/pmarca/status/1946500584674324842 https://x.com/pmarca/status/1946500584674324842

carlosjobim 1y ago

Just because it's got a Wikipedia entry doesn't mean that it's the correct term for anything. Outside of the most navel gazing hacker communities you won't find anybody taking you seriously with that language. You sound like some kind of pervert.

ath3nd 1y ago
Thanks for the input, very constructive. You sound like you really know what you are talking about, with all the counterexamples and links you gave to support your thesis that I am a "pervert". That's powerful debate skills, you really showed me!