Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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Google fucked a whole generation with Chromebooks, and now they're fucking the next generation with AI (slrpnk.net)

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[–] Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 198 points 2 weeks ago (39 children)

I think it's a bit harsh to lay all the blame on google, considering the iPad exists.

Same shit different bucket.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 45 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

It is more basic than that:

"It just works" is terrible for developing computer skills.

It is damned convenient for the most part, but it removes the opportunity to have an issue and solve it, developing your troubleshooting skills.

Then we come to the lack of verbosity of modern operating systems and programs.

"Oops, there is an issue, please wait while we solve it..." is an absolutely terrible error message.

"Error 0x001147283b - Fatal error" is a far better error message.

[–] Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I agree with the the sentiment of your comment, but I think both error codes aren't great.

I want error logs or descriptions, not a cryptic code that the Company selling the OS can choose not to document publicly.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 weeks ago

Error codes are fantastic, even undocumented codes gives users the ability to coordinate on forums and blogs to figure out the issue in a far easier manner

[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I can google one of these on another device and figure out what it means and at least attempt to fix it. "Something went wrong :(" helps fucking no one

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