this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2024
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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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[–] HootinNHollerin 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

As a mechanical engineer that’s used Solidworks for 2 decades, FUCK Dessault Systemes

[–] zzx 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey man, since you're so familiar with solidworks, could you rate my UI setup and toolbar customization? I'm going for peak performance:

[–] TwanHE 5 points 1 month ago

Just use insane keycombos like any other normal person, only takes me 4 hours of modeling to remember the basic ones each time

[–] toiletobserver 8 points 1 month ago

Half baked turd doesn't work and they refuse to fix it in less than "when we feel like it."

[–] aggelalex 7 points 1 month ago

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