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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by fsflover on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @04:27AM (#43264608)
> Turning users into cattle, draining every last byte, every last cent. Yeah, it sounds dramatic, but look around—we’ve already lost so much.

This is nothing else than enshittification: https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/

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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by fsflover on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:57AM (#43268287)
Why is this comment so controversial, receiving many upvotes and then downvotes? Isn't enshittification an accepted and known thing?
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by kibwen on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @11:09AM (#43268476)
It's accepted and known, but in an economy where most megacorps make their money via enshittification, the well-paid engineers who get paid to shovel the aforementioned shit down our throats don't like being reminded of their essential role.
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by immibis on Thursday March 06, 2025 @12:30PM (#43282805)
Even the most seasoned HN user often forgets that it's just the discussion forum of an enshittification company.
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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by fsflover on Thursday March 06, 2025 @06:45PM (#43286173)
I'm not convinced yet that it's such a company.
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