The enshittification of your life (part 1)

AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast by Alan Averill

May 22, 202643:25Music

I learnt a new word: 'enshittification', stage 1 is attraction, stage 2 is abuse and stage 3 is extraction....how platforms lure people in and slowly once they have audience capture and people rely on them begin turning...

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