Mike talks about the recent Reddit collapse, Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification" model for this type of collapse, and how DMs and GMs can protect themselves from the collapse of other enshittified platforms.

Video Contents

00:00 Show Start
02:41 Main Points -- How GMs can Protect Themselves from Enshittified Platforms
05:08 The Enshittification Model
09:23 Why Does This Matter for DMs, GMs, and RPGs?
11:52 The Enshittification of Reddit and the RPG Subreddits
14:44 What GMs Are Really Losing -- The DM Academy
15:21 Where Will New DMs Go to Get Questions Answered?
17:18 Is D&D Itself Enshittified?
20:41 Enshittification Risks to GMs
24:21 What Are the Risks for Sly Flourish?
27:48 Know Enshittification, Have Backup Plans, Own Your Stuff
28:20 Returning to Blogs, Newsletters, Podcasts

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