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Enshittification Explained: The real cost of 'Free' services online


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The term enshittification, or platform decay, was coined by journalist Cory Doctorow in a 2022 blog post to describe the lifestyle of any business or online platform that act as two-sided markets.

Let's look at what it is, why it happens and what (if anything) we can do about it.

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Chapters -

πŸ“Ί 0:00 - Intro - Introduction - Amazon vs Diapers.com

πŸ“Ί 0:52 - Part 1 - What is enshittification?
πŸ“Ί 2:46 - Part 2 - Why don’t we just a platform or app which is going through enshittification?
πŸ“Ί 3:54 - Part 3 - What can we do about enshittification?

OTHER VIDEOS -

Facebook -

πŸ‘‰ The Evil Business Model of WhatsApp - https://youtu.be/YumfmeBYPhQ

πŸ‘‰ How Facebook uses your period data to sell you stuff - https://youtu.be/WazCiuVKlbY
πŸ‘‰ Facebook Shadow Profiles explained - https://youtu.be/sR8M8hZxuPo
πŸ‘‰ Every toxic thing Facebook did in 2021 - https://youtu.be/aRWB81qrzts
πŸ‘‰ Can Facebook be forced to delete the algorithm? Yes, here's why. https://youtu.be/fHZftxVdeGM

Amazon -

πŸ‘‰ Amazon Go's toxic longterm plan - https://youtu.be/YQCpHVWxUrE

πŸ‘‰ Every toxic thing Facebook did in 2021 - https://youtu.be/ha4_2GS2_HA

Twitter -

πŸ‘‰ Why is Twitter so toxic - https://youtu.be/lT7e_P8rfuk

Everything else -

πŸ‘‰ Why Tinder ruined your dating life - https://youtu.be/pNR2We-Srro

πŸ‘‰ The Rise of Dark Patterns - https://youtu.be/cjMbtDcHL7k
πŸ‘‰ All the privacy issues in Clubhouse app - https://youtu.be/HfZJZl22mg0
πŸ‘‰ 8 counter-arguments to common privacy misconceptions - https://youtu.be/7RcjYdn3I5U
πŸ‘‰ You're wrong about the value of NFTs - https://youtu.be/zfPYMRbSne4
πŸ‘‰ How social media has changed how we talk - https://youtu.be/gZ-nW2kRkuY
πŸ‘‰ Here's why you don't read the terms of service - https://youtu.be/zni2DiCQ7rU

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Simon Caine is an English award-winning comedian, writer, author, podcaster and human based in Edinburgh Scotland. He makes a video a week, released every Sunday.

Over the last decade, he's performed all over the world, from London to NYC to Australia. His most recent show "every room becomes a panic room when you overthink enough" got 5* reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe where he sold out the run.

Previously he opened for Trevor Lock, Ben Miller and Henry Ginsberg as well as gigged on the same bill as people like Terry Alderton, Mark Dolan, Matthew Crosby and Bec Hill.

He's been featured in the Huffington Post β€œTweets of the Week” feature several times and had jokes/writing appeared in The Poke and other publications. He hates writing in the third person.

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