Cory Doctorow Asks Why We Accept 'Enshittification' of Tech Platforms
Critic Cory Doctorow questions why users tolerate the systematic degradation of digital platforms and tech products, a phenomenon he calls 'Enshittification.' In a commentary published by Süddeutsche Zeitung, he describes how platforms and tech firms deliberately worsen, exploit, and rip off the everyday products people rely on. The piece highlights the greed embedded in our devices and challenges readers to reflect on their own complicity in this cycle of exploitation, without offering easy solutions.
Key facts
- Cory Doctorow is the critic addressing the issue.
- The term 'Enshittification' describes the systematic degradation of tech products.
- Platforms and tech companies are deliberately making their products worse.
- Users rely on these products on a daily basis.
- The critique questions why users tolerate this behavior.
- The article is published by Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- The original title translates to 'Internet: The Greed in Our Devices.'
- The piece focuses on the exploitation and ripoffs by tech firms.
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- Cory Doctorow