Everything is more expensive and we’re getting less for our money. It’d be one thing if the quality of things got better with prices going up, but everything just sucks more. Shit breaks in ten minutes, food is worse for you (either on purpose or just due to being less nutritious), gas doesn’t go as far and makes your engine dirtier, etc etc.
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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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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Why are people so angry? Dunno, could it be the constant stream of negative news and ai slop and propaganda?
Nope. In this case it's the effects of late-stage, shameless capitalism, aided by decades of right-wing politics tearing down guardrails and citizens protections over time.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260604134437
Good article. Applicable a lot of other countries….we are experiencing longer than usual wait times…press 4 to be ignored…go to out website to be sent in circles.
Nader is my hero.
I was a volunteer at one of his 2000 speeches, when he was running for POTUS. I thought he was a good, effective speaker, unfortunately that run was really bad timing, politically. Still, that's more moreso on corrupt Florida and the Supreme Court than anyone else.
Anyway, yeah, what a guy. He arguably saved many peoples' lives just from his "Unsafe at any Speed" book & movement. Plus, helping to establish the EPA.