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Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by overload@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?

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[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Lemmy.

Lemmings?

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

are you comparing reddit today to lemmy today?

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/rimtaSgGz_4

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[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Because they seem to love Cory Doctorow, while not knowing he was involved in the media harassment and witch hunting of a famous Chinese tech girl Naomi Wu.

https://medium.com/@therealsexycyborg/shenzhen-tech-girl-naomi-wu-part-2-over-the-wall-and-into-the-fire-5e8efc5c1509

You can navigate to part 1 if you want to read the full story, so you can understand Cory Doctorow's role mentioned in part 2.

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

because you're not allowed to say "capitalism" nobody knows what that is

[–] SeattleRain@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

They're not class conscious.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago

Easier to repeat other people than think.

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