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Re:Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Ensh... by gmerc on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:16AM (#36612400)
Nah it happens to all public companies (see hasbro with magic/d&d) even when users are not the product.

It happens when nobody wants to be the first to show flagging growth and investor expectations have not reset yet after a period of growth.

It’s just easier in tech to manufacture growth metrics you cant get checked on

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Re:Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Ensh... by glun on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:29AM (#36612500)
Sure, but in those industries the users leave, the company suffers and the executives get fired. VC are attracted to moaty business models where users cant leave.
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Re:Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Ensh... by SturgeonsLaw on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:53AM (#36612650)
> the executives get fired

By fired, do you mean receive multimillion dollar payouts and jobs from their friends at another place where they can do it all again?

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Re:Cory Doctorow: Platform Capitalism and the Curse of “Ensh... by waveBidder on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:56AM (#36612674)
d&d has weak network effects. wotc overestimated the effect though
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