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[โ€“] fart_pickle@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I cannot find the exact quote but it was something like "If you don't grow, you're dying". This is the source of all enshittification. Companies are being forced by VCs to increase revenue every year to meet unreasonable revenue goals just to satisfy a handful of investors.

[โ€“] mitrosus@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago

Spot on. Growth concept is cancer in current market.