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This Is Hell!
Enshittification Made Tech Platforms Shitty and Now It's Coming for Your Industry / Cory Doctorow
Feb 20, 2024
Cory Doctorow discusses 'Enshittification' and online platform decay. Exploring challenges faced by tech giants, antitrust measures, and copyright laws. Impact on consumer autonomy and upcoming author interview. Includes reflections, upcoming events, and a demon-themed office hours.
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- Tech platforms degraded due to competition constraints, weakened leadership, and intellectual property laws influences.
- Inshitification prioritized profits over quality with reduced competition and worker bargaining power.
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Inshitification Theory
Inshitification theory explains why tech platforms have degraded over time due to lack of competition, weakened constraints on company leadership, and the influence of intellectual property laws. The theory details how tech firms were initially good to users but shifted focus to business customers, reallocating value at users' expense, leading to diminishing services and increasing platform control.
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