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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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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The MSPaint colouring in at the bottom so they had space to write real words is just perfect

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

nope, still not going to pay an artist

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

They didn't even know how to use the color picker tool

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Hey, wanna go to parkiquaver?”
“What?”
“Parkiquaver, the gay club with the penis in the logo, instead of an i.”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I swear I just go there for the swper

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

RESRT

SWPER

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did they really just paint over with a totally wrong color to put their slogan on it? How fricking lazy can you be?!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Since they're using slop in the first place, I'd say unimaginably lazy

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

What's ironic?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seeing the Waze logo next to Facebook and Instagram is a bit odd too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

they've been doing reviews for a while, just no one cares

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought that was a dildo lmao

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

looks at your car

... I'll give you $20 if you do it

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

all the best foods are shaped like dicks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Judging by the faded colours, they probably cheaped out on the print as well.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

My brain hurts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ok, but that design could be an idea for a company named "Parking 95" where the G is a 9 in the same font. Just imagine Parkin95 with the 95 in red and slightly bigger than the other text.

Yes it's slop, but it's not a bad idea for an artist to take inspiration from.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure the 'I' dildo is such a good idea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of course not, but that's not what I'm saying.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I don't think you're saying much

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They put Ai slop on the light box to advertise their place.