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Enshittification
The way online platforms get worse over time. First they're good to users, to win them. Then they squeeze users to favour the businesses that pay them. Then they squeeze those businesses to take more for themselves. The term was coined by the writer Cory Doctorow.
You'll hear it as
Another price rise and fewer features. Classic enshittification.
Why it matters to you.
It's why digital homesteading appeals. And if you build your business on someone else's platform, assume the terms will get worse.
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