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Is there any truth to this? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

It's the eternal cycle:

Small platform has quality experience because most users are genuine and engaged, and user base is too small to be "worth it" for corporations and trolls
Platform grows slowly until it reaches tipping point of popularity and network effect
The platform has explosive growth, drawing interest of corporations and trolls
Corporations enshittify while trolls crank out misinformation and rage bait
Users reach tipping point and leave large platform to smaller platforms that don't have corporate interests and trolls
Repeat due to network effect

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Has been happening for three decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

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