Comment on Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) Cory Doctorow
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 day agoEnshittification is specifically how something inevitably gets worse and more anti-consumer due to pressures from capitalism/shareholders/profit incentive.
Rot, at least in my mind, is not that specific. It could mean the codebase is not well maintained and slowly failing, as an example.
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes, that’s true, but the word sounds bad so I’m using the more fun one
Jtotheb@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Cory Doctorow actually coined the term, so a decent strategy given how poorly it’s used would be to trust its use any time you read him and substitute it every other time
TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Corporate rot sounds better than just rot as enshittification happens on purpose due to seeking to extract maximum value from something where as rot is just a natural consequence of atrophy over time