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Unfortunately, they all seem to be working from the techno-feudalism playbook. It started when tech companies realized they could make more by making us rent software instead of selling it to us, and it’s spread.
Techno-feudalism sounds cooler than enshitification and way cooler than what it is.
Enshitification is the journey, techno-feudalism is the destination.
Can't wait for some bootlicker to name himself "techno-feudalist knight" in linkedin.
Fucking Adobe was the first one to rent their suit of applications. It has been downhill from there, even smartphone apps want to rent access these days.