The Age of Enshittification
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The article 'The Age of Enshittification' discusses how online platforms deteriorate over time, prioritizing profits over user experience, a theme that resonated with the HN community despite the low number of comments.
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anovikov
3 months ago
I can agree it happens, but i wonder if it will not eventually destroy these platforms as users are turned away? Even if there are no better platforms to turn away to (say no better social media now that FB, TikTok, and X are all shit), just stop using any at all? There's nothing that forces anyone to use any social media, and same is true about virtually any online service.
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