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www.wired.com | ||
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webrocker.de
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| | | | | Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die. [...] Tiktok, for all that its origins are in the quasi-capitalist Chinese economy, is just another paperclip-maximizing artificial colony organism that treats human beings as inconvenient gut flora. ... | |
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www.democracynow.org
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| | | | | Writer Cory Doctorow returns to Democracy Now! to discuss his new book Enshittification, which explores the term he coined in 2022 to describe how online platforms like Facebook degrade over time as companies seek to maximize profit at the expense of their users, and it has since become shorthand for describing a pervasive sense of dropping standards across various aspects of modern life. Enshittification is "the collapse of discipline," says Doctorow. "America's ruling class has managed to | |
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pluralistic.net
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| | | | | [AI summary] The text is a long, detailed blog post by Cory Doctorow discussing the concept of 'enshitification' in tech platforms, where companies prioritize their own interests over user needs, leading to a loss of freedom and innovation. Doctorow argues that users should focus on minimizing the costs of platform failure and promoting interoperability, rather than preserving dying platforms. The post also includes various links to articles, upcoming events, and publications, as well as a disclaimer about the website's terms and conditions. | |
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www.techradar.com
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