"What I’m saying is generative AI is a deeply expensive edging machine, but for your life."
Garbage Day nails it.
(Original title: Generative AI is an expensive edging machine)
https://www.garbageday.email/p/generative-ai-is-an-expensive-edging-machine
@tante
„It is not a revolution in computing, but a revolution in accepting lower standards.“
In other words: #enshittification or #verkrempelung
I am fascinated by this new strategy where multiple AI company CEOs have been going on tears tours this year so far complaining about how anti AI sentiment has hurt their businesses 😭
#noai #enshittification #technology #ai #slop #capitalism #electronics #sustainability #nature
This is just a reminder that not using Netflix is free.
"Netflix announced during its Q4 earnings call that it will redesign its app in 2026 with a TikTok-style vertical video feed. The feed will feature short-form clips from Netflix shows, movies, and podcasts, essentially turning Netflix into a doomscrolling platform."
#Enshittification #NetFlix #NoAI #deGoogle #AntiBigTech #BigTech
Heads up: eBay just sent an email updating their terms of service to add mandatory arbitration of any disputes. To opt OUT of arbitration, you need to send an opt-out notice, on paper, by mail, within 30 days. Here's the link to the notice form: https://pages.ebay.com/policies/arbitrate-optout.html
Note: I'm a lawyer and an arbitrator, and I opted out. #enshittification #ebay
ADDENDUM: Some people have asked why arbitration is bad and what opting out does. This is not (NOT!!!) legal advice, but in general terms: binding arbitration means you lose your ability to seek relief from real courts. That doesn't mean all arbitration is bad; it can be a speedy, affordable process when it is voluntarily chosen by the parties after a dispute has arisen and they can negotiate what forum will be used, who pays the costs, etc. Binding arbitration agreements in TOS and other contracts, on the other hand, lock in which arbitration company ("forum") will be used (often one that gets a lot of business from the big corporation and so may not want to rule against them too often) and who pays, and they also eliminate any possibility of participating in a class action (since class actions are done in courts instead of in arbitration forums). That's why I opt out of binding arbitration whenever I can, although I absolutely am open to discussing it again as a dispute resolution option if a problem arises.
Again, not legal advice, but I hope it helps.
I am fascinated by this new strategy where multiple AI company CEOs have been going on tears tours this year so far complaining about how anti AI sentiment has hurt their businesses 😭
#noai #enshittification #technology #ai #slop #capitalism #electronics #sustainability #nature
Looks like @pluralistic has a few fans in Western Sydney.
I searched for #Enshittification in the Parramatta Library app. It's on loan.
I went to put it on hold, and it told me I'm now number four in the queue.
In other words, not only is it borrowed, but three other people placed a hold on it too.
I look forward to reading it in April sometime 😂
#book #books #literature #library
This is just a reminder that not using Netflix is free.
"Netflix announced during its Q4 earnings call that it will redesign its app in 2026 with a TikTok-style vertical video feed. The feed will feature short-form clips from Netflix shows, movies, and podcasts, essentially turning Netflix into a doomscrolling platform."
#Enshittification #NetFlix #NoAI #deGoogle #AntiBigTech #BigTech
Looks like @pluralistic has a few fans in Western Sydney.
I searched for #Enshittification in the Parramatta Library app. It's on loan.
I went to put it on hold, and it told me I'm now number four in the queue.
In other words, not only is it borrowed, but three other people placed a hold on it too.
I look forward to reading it in April sometime 😂
#book #books #literature #library
Heads up: eBay just sent an email updating their terms of service to add mandatory arbitration of any disputes. To opt OUT of arbitration, you need to send an opt-out notice, on paper, by mail, within 30 days. Here's the link to the notice form: https://pages.ebay.com/policies/arbitrate-optout.html
Note: I'm a lawyer and an arbitrator, and I opted out. #enshittification #ebay
ADDENDUM: Some people have asked why arbitration is bad and what opting out does. This is not (NOT!!!) legal advice, but in general terms: binding arbitration means you lose your ability to seek relief from real courts. That doesn't mean all arbitration is bad; it can be a speedy, affordable process when it is voluntarily chosen by the parties after a dispute has arisen and they can negotiate what forum will be used, who pays the costs, etc. Binding arbitration agreements in TOS and other contracts, on the other hand, lock in which arbitration company ("forum") will be used (often one that gets a lot of business from the big corporation and so may not want to rule against them too often) and who pays, and they also eliminate any possibility of participating in a class action (since class actions are done in courts instead of in arbitration forums). That's why I opt out of binding arbitration whenever I can, although I absolutely am open to discussing it again as a dispute resolution option if a problem arises.
Again, not legal advice, but I hope it helps.
We first contacted the library asking them to o acquire #Enshittification then got a reply that they would. My very thoughtful wife then suggested we buy it for them. We called the library and they approved us buying it, reading it then donating.
So yes, contact your library to see if they will accept it.
@chertridge @pluralistic may be worth checking with the library whether they'll take it. I tried to donate some books in SF and they said they'd sell them and buy different books with the revenue unless the books were on their list to acquire already.
We first contacted the library asking them to o acquire #Enshittification then got a reply that they would. My very thoughtful wife then suggested we buy it for them. We called the library and they approved us buying it, reading it then donating.
So yes, contact your library to see if they will accept it.
Like a 21st Century Chomsky, the noted visionary and no fucks-giver Cory Doctorow surveyed modern society and declared: “We need a word that adequately describes the hell that’s our world.”
And thus, the word of the year was brought into existence: “Enshittification”
Join us on our journey out of the Enshittocene, as we document the journalist, the activist, the tech crusader extraordinaire Cory Doctorow and everything #enshittification
