I think history has shown us again and again that it WILL enshitify in the future. The nail is already in the coffin, its just a matter of time until its buried.
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dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 week agoIf the content is still good, and it allows hiring more people and produce more of the good content, then what’s the problem with the channel being bought? Sure, it may enshittify in the future, but let’s not judge them for things that haven’t happened.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
noride@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Capitalism is caustic. A company positioning itself to ride the success of others to maximize their own profits is too reminiscent of the music industry for my tastes. Secondarily, I’ve gone through this so many times with so many other platforms. The “maximally grow the user base” phase is the beginning of the enshitification process. It’s much easier in my mind to abandon ship at this phase, rather than help them build a bigger mouse trap with my ad revenue, to ensnare the next hapless fool.