In 1975 I was taking computer science and learning to program using routines saved on IBM punch cards.
In 1985 I had an Olivetti luggable 52 pound PC with 640K RAM and a 10MB hard drive running Lotus123 and WordPerfect on DOS 4.2. Fabulous.
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In 2025, I get the best performance and hasslefree productivity by disconnecting from the cloud and running 15yr old desktop software from those tech co’s that have all moved to #enshitification

I think i want to stay in 2010.

"Those who give up vendor independence for short-term convenience will end up with none of them."

@pluralistic 's law of #enshitification

"Those who give up vendor independence for short-term convenience will end up with none of them."

@pluralistic 's law of #enshitification

Deutsche Bahn (DB), a state-owned company under control of the gov of #Germany, is telling me when i try to buy a ticket or to log in (!) that "Your browser's behavior resembles that of a bot."

Suggestion is:
- change browser (!)
- change network (!!!)
or
"If you are using a VPN client, anonymization tool, [iOS stuff], or third-party antivirus software, please temporarily disable it."

#German gov. suggests giving up on privacy protection?

-> DPA complaint?

#publicservice#Enshitification

inspired by @pluralistic brilliant enshitification concept maybe it's time to unshitificate... #enshitification #unshitification

inspired by @pluralistic brilliant enshitification concept maybe it's time to unshitificate... #enshitification #unshitification

M’encanta l’optimisme crític de @pluralistic : Resulta que no cal escollir entre combatre la merdificació i tenir amics!
Els problemes sistèmics s’han d’atacar com a societat que som.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/

#enshitification #merdificacio#merdificació #comunitat #societat #society

M’encanta l’optimisme crític de @pluralistic : Resulta que no cal escollir entre combatre la merdificació i tenir amics!
Els problemes sistèmics s’han d’atacar com a societat que som.

https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/

#enshitification #merdificacio#merdificació #comunitat #societat #society

There’s a strong redundancy in posts and content related to #enshitification, bad big tech, digital apocalypse to come and other topics covered in "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" (a surprisingly good book, btw). Trivialized a little, it becomes a cliche.

At work over a lunch break, an intern talked this subject with me. She’s a 20-something tumor biologist, I’m a 30-something protein chemist, aren't we indifferent to all these silly existential problems IT pals have? No, redundancy creates visibility. Keep it cliche, keep it trivial, keep it vocal.

There’s a strong redundancy in posts and content related to #enshitification, bad big tech, digital apocalypse to come and other topics covered in "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" (a surprisingly good book, btw). Trivialized a little, it becomes a cliche.

At work over a lunch break, an intern talked this subject with me. She’s a 20-something tumor biologist, I’m a 30-something protein chemist, aren't we indifferent to all these silly existential problems IT pals have? No, redundancy creates visibility. Keep it cliche, keep it trivial, keep it vocal.

It seems to me that a bunch of CEOs who are looking forward to replacing their staff with AI are the same ones who aren't happy with having to negotiate with a union.

Hoo boy, you think unions are bad, just wait until your entire workforce belongs to an AI company.

And if you think your AI tech company 'partner' isn't going to fuck you over, you should read what @pluralistic has to say about #enshitification.

It seems to me that a bunch of CEOs who are looking forward to replacing their staff with AI are the same ones who aren't happy with having to negotiate with a union.

Hoo boy, you think unions are bad, just wait until your entire workforce belongs to an AI company.

And if you think your AI tech company 'partner' isn't going to fuck you over, you should read what @pluralistic has to say about #enshitification.

This is why I don't make "community contributions" to "open platforms" which don't have some very solid legal framework for governance in place.

They sell out to VC and rug pull hard on the community that provides the bulk of their data and value.

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

#enshitification#rugpull#VC #venturecapital

This is why I don't make "community contributions" to "open platforms" which don't have some very solid legal framework for governance in place.

They sell out to VC and rug pull hard on the community that provides the bulk of their data and value.

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

#enshitification#rugpull#VC #venturecapital

Louis Rossmann is a hero. More of us should take this kind of direct action. Standing up, resisting, this is the way we make things better. We work together because no one is going to save us from a system that seeks to maximize profit at every possibility.

We save us.

"Futurehome CEO threatens police action after I offer $5,000 bounty to free his ransomed customers"

#Enshitification #Capitalism #Resist #FreeSoftware #DirectAction
#DigitalRestrictionsManagement

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RwSkwh3nWv8

Louis Rossmann is a hero. More of us should take this kind of direct action. Standing up, resisting, this is the way we make things better. We work together because no one is going to save us from a system that seeks to maximize profit at every possibility.

We save us.

"Futurehome CEO threatens police action after I offer $5,000 bounty to free his ransomed customers"

#Enshitification #Capitalism #Resist #FreeSoftware #DirectAction
#DigitalRestrictionsManagement

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RwSkwh3nWv8

People who share videos, watch videos, and live-stream etc: you want a good alternative to centralized video apps?

Don't just complain about Google and Youtube, or the lack of good alternatives.

Help FUND the alternative. Help build something better.

Donate to Framasoft Peertube here: https://support.joinpeertube.org/

#framasoft #peertube#Youtube#Enshitification #donate#OpenSource