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0 pointsTheOtherHobbes10mo ago0 comments

This is tone policing. "Why are you being so impolite about your abuse?"

The terminology is irrelevant. Senators and judges won't deal with this because they're being paid not to, not because there's a rude word in the name.

Government itself has been enshittified, clearly and comprehensively.

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keiferski10mo ago

No, it’s just basic communication skills. Which seems to be a tough ask these days.

card_zero10mo ago

Cory Doctorow suggests using "platform decay" if the term enshittification bothers you.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/14/pearl-clutching/

"just use one of the dozens of words that failed to gain public attention over the past 25 years".

keiferski10mo ago

I've already written about 5 comments in this thread explaining why it's a poor choice of a word from a pragmatic point of view.

I'm also not super interested in his rant about people criticizing his approach are just "pearl clutchers."

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0 pointsTheOtherHobbes10mo ago0 comments

This is tone policing. "Why are you being so impolite about your abuse?"

The terminology is irrelevant. Senators and judges won't deal with this because they're being paid not to, not because there's a rude word in the name.

Government itself has been enshittified, clearly and comprehensively.

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keiferski10mo ago

No, it’s just basic communication skills. Which seems to be a tough ask these days.

card_zero10mo ago

Cory Doctorow suggests using "platform decay" if the term enshittification bothers you.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/14/pearl-clutching/

"just use one of the dozens of words that failed to gain public attention over the past 25 years".

keiferski10mo ago

I've already written about 5 comments in this thread explaining why it's a poor choice of a word from a pragmatic point of view.

I'm also not super interested in his rant about people criticizing his approach are just "pearl clutchers."

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