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Trying to meet users where they are over where you want them to be. For free software or creative commons endeavors, if a proprietary collaboration products (especially if exclusively) like Microsoft GitHub or Discord or Slack or Figma is
- locking issues behind their account + ToS
- ban projects that undermine capital interest (Yuzu, youtube-dl, third-party clients flagged as malicious, constantly breaking API to make building upon difficult)
- blocks a swatch of potential users for US sancations or a local regime
- happily hands off data to feds
- collects gobs of data to either sell and/or use to train AI models they will sell back to us
- Requires userStyles, userScript, filter lists to scrub the ads & social media features to have a worthwhile experience (kids call these “mods” on Discord for some reason)
- uses social media hook tactics to get you to spend more time on the platform
- have bloated clients that tear into your RAM
When there are free software alternatives that fit the bill (& crucially aren’t resource hogs hurting feasibility) or even non-profits running competing so you don’t need to pay, reach for these options. These projects might be less polished, but since they aren’t fighting to profit propped up by investors, this is to be expected? By getting curious users in the space they will report bugs & contribute upstream instead of building “mods” to correct the predatory option. If you have witnessed even one “enshittification” instance, you know this is inevitable so don’t waste your effort propping these up. Choose tools/services that align with your principles instead handwaving them as unimportant—or assuming users are too inept to learn something new. But also, there is a block of folks that are under respresented that already do know how to operate these platforms that are possibly disinfranchized or blocked that you haven’t even accounted for by choosing the corporate option.
I’m pretty sure I’ve signed my rights away to ever sue a company just to be a good user and report a bug.
Nations. As in centralized hierarchical states. Brutal killing machines all. It’s been what maybe 4-8k years of their bullshit and I for one am fucking sick of it.
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Enshitification
Every goddamn thing wrapped in plastic that prevents crumbs from falling out.
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The fucking bitches at my work who are so dumb that they don’t even know what they don’t know and too narcissistic to ask, and create unsafe situations for staff and kids which makes teachers quit and destroys any chance for education for students.
The car behind me or across the intersection’s headlights blinding me making it hard to see the road and also potentially causing a migraine. Ban them from the streets!
Non-YKK zips.
At this point, presently? People acting like they are experts on Marxism without ever delving into Marxist theory
Who are the major experts on Marxism currently?
What do you mean? Marxist scholars? The best are members of Communist parties.
At this point, presently? People
acting like they are experts on Marxism without ever delving into Marxist theoryPeople are alright, in general. I’m not a misanthrope.
Life
Vocal people who only see the world through the lens of politics. I get that it’s important, but it’s not the only important thing.
Hemorrhoids.
Fairly often I get this feeling like everyone around me’s making things difficult for me.
Do you ever make things harder for people around you intentionally? If so, why? If not, why do you think do that against you?
Picking up slack for corporations.
Be a Karen. Fuck them.
What are you referring to?
Oh bitch of old. Tell me the ways that it must be told. Instill in me the ways of no fucks to give, as you see, we walk like aimlessly ducks with a dull shiv. Ducks without a pond, oh please of please, don’t let me live like a ‘dumb blonde’ without any wings. Teach me the ways to turn my sass to 11, and guide me now towards Sassy Sass Heaven.
