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Re:The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries by anonym29 on Saturday August 05, 2023 @09:13AM (#37011684)
"Rent seeking" has an existing meaning that has little overlap with general enshitification.

To be a "rent seeking" business is to be a business that is dependent on handouts made from the government with the taxpayers' money, with a business model that is otherwise less competitive, or uncompetitive altogether.

For example, see: every single business operated by Elon Musk post-Paypal.

Re:The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries by anigbrowl on Saturday August 05, 2023 @07:59PM (#37017493)
That's a misunderstanding on your part.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_rent