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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Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by HailSeitan@lemmy.world to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Ridiculous and the final straw for me. Will be rooting for and buying from a competitor now.

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Just get a normal bike. If you really need to ride indoors, get a turbo trainer. At least you have a bike you can use in and outdoors.