Seems to me that the reason we have enshitification online is because we have enshitification in real life. It all comes down to a system we buy into that makes life a zero-sum game rather than a chance to have fun, feel love and respect others. If we fix it in real life, we can fix it online--and it's more important that we fix it in real life. The stakes are higher.
Who can't be for de-enshitification? (Enough negatives in there?) But decentralization? Really? It does not follow that a perfect system is going to produce perfect results or even good results. We really need to just stop doing shit.
This seemed dystopian and sad. It simultaneously made some good points. Both can be true. It also is a bit of victimhood. You don't care for a Ford doesn't mean you buy a Chrysler. There are a lot of choices. With social media, there has always been the choice not to play. As a supporter of Wikipedia and NPR I marvel at people's woe is me. I left Facebook more than a decade ago. I casually used Twitter as a vehicle to stay in touch with my sons, nieces and nephews. It was never a tractor beam. It got worse. I left. No celebratory party espousing my wisdom required. I have always felt Google (Search and an array of products) were front brain stuff -- I asked something I wished to know and the advertising reacted to my positive request. FB/IG were ALWAYS lizard brain affairs -- focus on my fear and anger and cater to it -- why opt in if the price of admission is damaging? None of this means regulation might not be sensible. The world has birthed 100s of religions explaining how it really works. In what universe is it sensible to wait on what Jack Dorsey is thinking next. Own your decisions is not an unreasonable admonition. Many people seem to yearn for the "good old days" that never were. What, exactly, are people who "quit Twitter" yearning for the return to with an air of self-righteousness???
Seems to me that the reason we have enshitification online is because we have enshitification in real life. It all comes down to a system we buy into that makes life a zero-sum game rather than a chance to have fun, feel love and respect others. If we fix it in real life, we can fix it online--and it's more important that we fix it in real life. The stakes are higher.
Who can't be for de-enshitification? (Enough negatives in there?) But decentralization? Really? It does not follow that a perfect system is going to produce perfect results or even good results. We really need to just stop doing shit.
This seemed dystopian and sad. It simultaneously made some good points. Both can be true. It also is a bit of victimhood. You don't care for a Ford doesn't mean you buy a Chrysler. There are a lot of choices. With social media, there has always been the choice not to play. As a supporter of Wikipedia and NPR I marvel at people's woe is me. I left Facebook more than a decade ago. I casually used Twitter as a vehicle to stay in touch with my sons, nieces and nephews. It was never a tractor beam. It got worse. I left. No celebratory party espousing my wisdom required. I have always felt Google (Search and an array of products) were front brain stuff -- I asked something I wished to know and the advertising reacted to my positive request. FB/IG were ALWAYS lizard brain affairs -- focus on my fear and anger and cater to it -- why opt in if the price of admission is damaging? None of this means regulation might not be sensible. The world has birthed 100s of religions explaining how it really works. In what universe is it sensible to wait on what Jack Dorsey is thinking next. Own your decisions is not an unreasonable admonition. Many people seem to yearn for the "good old days" that never were. What, exactly, are people who "quit Twitter" yearning for the return to with an air of self-righteousness???