@leonido (u.a. ORF Stiftungsrat) hat ein sehenswertes Video zum #diday ("Digital Independence Day") gemacht, in dem er erklärt, was es mit dem Begriff #enshittification auf sich hat, warum der Status quo digitaler Plattformen problematisch ist und was man tun kann & sollte, um gegenzusteuern:
@leonido (u.a. ORF Stiftungsrat) hat ein sehenswertes Video zum #diday ("Digital Independence Day") gemacht, in dem er erklärt, was es mit dem Begriff #enshittification auf sich hat, warum der Status quo digitaler Plattformen problematisch ist und was man tun kann & sollte, um gegenzusteuern:
Are there any good #FOSS alternatives to #Mozilla #Thunderbird with #NoAI ? When I was at the University of Denver I installed Thunderbird once so I could have a local copy of my work emails (through Microsoft), then I deleted it. I've now tried the same trick at CU Boulder (also Microsoft) and been told I need to request access to use Thunderbird. This still might work to back up my emails, but lately I've been thinking it would be nice to have an application instead of using a web client so I get local backups automatically and have a clearner interface. Is there anything good in this space that hasn't been subject to #enshittification ?
#academia #email #Microsoft #Denver #Boulder #CUBoulder #UniversityOfDenver
I am writing a post on rise of software that help bring back sanity to the web. Please help me expand the list 😎✨
https://thatshubham.com/blog/2026
#indieweb #distraction #enshittification #technology #internet #socialmedia #adhd #depression #mentalhealth #sysadmin #retro #youtube #facebook #google #firefox #chrome
Are there any good #FOSS alternatives to #Mozilla #Thunderbird with #NoAI ? When I was at the University of Denver I installed Thunderbird once so I could have a local copy of my work emails (through Microsoft), then I deleted it. I've now tried the same trick at CU Boulder (also Microsoft) and been told I need to request access to use Thunderbird. This still might work to back up my emails, but lately I've been thinking it would be nice to have an application instead of using a web client so I get local backups automatically and have a clearner interface. Is there anything good in this space that hasn't been subject to #enshittification ?
#academia #email #Microsoft #Denver #Boulder #CUBoulder #UniversityOfDenver
@Taweret @jonny This is "create the reverse centuar" as the whole, explicit business model. @pluralistic #enshittification ffs man what are we doing to ourselves?
@kyleford I'm pretty sure this is what @pluralistic was talking about when he used the term Reverse Centaur. Now I'm picturing a world where people accomplish random inscrutable tasks in the real world dictated by AI slop bots and they have no way of knowing what they just did. Isn't this part of the plot of the Severance TV show? Please, don't create the Torment Nexus
#ReverseCentaur #enshittification #enshittocene #TormentNexus
This is the most dystopian thing I've seen all week, and I'm living in 2026 America so that's *saying something*
@kyleford I'm pretty sure this is what @pluralistic was talking about when he used the term Reverse Centaur. Now I'm picturing a world where people accomplish random inscrutable tasks in the real world dictated by AI slop bots and they have no way of knowing what they just did. Isn't this part of the plot of the Severance TV show? Please, don't create the Torment Nexus
#ReverseCentaur #enshittification #enshittocene #TormentNexus
What Adobe is doing with the cancellation of Animate should be illegal. Animators are livid atm.
Unfortunately most foss tools aren't as good as Animate to replace it (no, Grease Pencil doesn't quite do the same and Krita/Synfig/Pencil2d/OpenToonz aren't as feature-rich), but Moho is an excellent piece of software. First created for the #BeOS back in 1999, I remember using it back then. In 2007 it even had a #Linux version.
#moho #adobe #animate #adobeanimate #animation #foss #enshittification
this seems like something @jonny would have things to say about
@Taweret @jonny This is "create the reverse centuar" as the whole, explicit business model. @pluralistic #enshittification ffs man what are we doing to ourselves?
What Adobe is doing with the cancellation of Animate should be illegal. Animators are livid atm.
Unfortunately most foss tools aren't as good as Animate to replace it (no, Grease Pencil doesn't quite do the same and Krita/Synfig/Pencil2d/OpenToonz aren't as feature-rich), but Moho is an excellent piece of software. First created for the #BeOS back in 1999, I remember using it back then. In 2007 it even had a #Linux version.
#moho #adobe #animate #adobeanimate #animation #foss #enshittification
Honored to get a shout out from @pluralistic on The Jordan Harbinger Show!
Cory's insights on how we can fight back against the enshittification of the web align perfectly with our mission to put users first.
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/cory-doctorow-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it/ [min 11:00]
Honored to get a shout out from @pluralistic on The Jordan Harbinger Show!
Cory's insights on how we can fight back against the enshittification of the web align perfectly with our mission to put users first.
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/cory-doctorow-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it/ [min 11:00]
RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115819402267996681
"Because, after decades of throwing myself against a locked door, the door that leads to a new, good internet, one that delivers both the technological self-determination of the old, good internet, and the ease of use of Web 2.0 that let our normie friends join the party, that door has been unlocked.
Today, it is open a crack. It's open a crack!
And here's the weirdest part: Donald Trump is the guy who's unlocked that door."
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@myrannosaurus.doomscroll.se
Kan rekommendera en text av @pluralistic (han som myntade ordet #enshittification) med liknande tema: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/#ottawa. Han argumenterar för att mycket beror på en "anti-circumvention clause" som de flesta länder gått med på som en del av handelsavtal med USA.
Officiellt redo att kasta ut min skrivare genom fönstret, köpa en fjäderpenna och börja skicka meddelanden med brevduvor. En rage-tråd för att påminna om varför skrivarbranschen är det största lagliga bedrägeriet i mänsklighetens historia:
@myrannosaurus.doomscroll.se
Kan rekommendera en text av @pluralistic (han som myntade ordet #enshittification) med liknande tema: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/#ottawa. Han argumenterar för att mycket beror på en "anti-circumvention clause" som de flesta länder gått med på som en del av handelsavtal med USA.
Starlink now allows customer data to train AI models unless users opt out
#Starlink #privacy #surveillance #AI #technology #enshittification
Starlink now allows customer data to train AI models unless users opt out
#Starlink #privacy #surveillance #AI #technology #enshittification
I finished the book Enshittification by @pluralistic! Highly recommended, an enjoyable read regardless if you're already familiar with the concepts discussed or if you're new to these ideas.
I adore that a large portions of the book are dedicated to what we, both as a larger society and as individuals can do about enshittification. Cory Doctorrow has done a couple talks lately where he explicitly talks about the differences between hope and optimism, and why he's hopeful for the future. His writing style clearly reflects that stance, even though that stance is only ever implied in this book. It's a breath of fresh air!
Also, I appreciated that the book challenged me on my negative feelings toward enshittification being used as a term to simply mean "something getting worse." The last piece at the end of the acknowledgements changed my mind on that, and I appreciate that the creator of the word is chill with the word being used that way.
