It’s very nearly a synonym for value extraction. I guess specifically it refers to the consequences of value extraction on the web, but really I think Doctorow’s whole goal with that campaign was to make people aware of how awful venture capital and value extraction really are for us.
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paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 day agoPeople really abuse that new and very useful word. It diminishes the usefulness of it.
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RedSquadCampFollower@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I saw someone describe rental housing as enshittified.
No honey, it’s just shitty.