Enshittification

When I think about how the old, good internet turned into the enshitternet, I imagine a series of small compromises, each seemingly reasonable at the time, each contributing to a cultural norm of making good things worse, and worse, and worse.

The unique relationship that many creators have with Patreon seems to shield it from even very light criticism. While I think there are many, many positives to come out of Patreon's rise, I thus wanted to try and view the company through a more detached, nuanced lens.

I've hesitated to include too many predictions about what might happen to Patreon next. My naive hope would be that they decide to refocus on the basics and building a sustainable business model using the features that made the platform so popular in the first place.

The enshittification of the internet follows a predictable trajectory: first, platforms are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things b...

On techno-feudalism

Enshittification isn't inevitable: under different conditions and constraints, the old, good internet could have given way to a new, good internet. Enshittification is the result of specific policy choices: encouraging monopolies; enabling high-speed, digital shell games; and blocking interoperability.

Reminds me so much of tacky dating sites. Pay and be able to message! Ughh

I miss the glory days of .99 cent apps. :(

I only hope they won’t touch youtube Premium, it’s the only thing that makes youtube barely tolerable.

There is a new word for the degradation of the internet, but it’s been happening for years. Why do we tolerate it?

Took a few minutes to make in Krita, feel free to repost and distribute around.

Author: The Oatmeal

A part of preventing enshittification is preventing corporate EEE, which is itself prevented by preventing corporate access to the Fediverse.

Here we discuss about how the lifecycle of VC backed big tech platforms and the ad business model has centralized and ruined the internet for regular people to favor advertisers and finally the platform itself.

Also how we can leverage the Fediverse to make the internet a better place to exist overall.