[Ads-l] enshittification

[Nancy Friedman]

I wrote about “enshittification” for the Strong Language blog in February:

https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2023/02/01/enshittification/

Nancy Friedman
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On Wed, Jun 28, 2023, 7:54 PM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com> wrote:

> I keep seeing this word in connection with Reddit.
>
> Not in Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com <http://dictionary.com/> or the
> OED.
>
> 1. The UD has one entry on 23 Feb 2023:
> https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=enshittification
>
> 2. Wiktionary calls it vulgar, internetese and a neologism, saying that
> Cory Doctorow coined it on 28 Nov 2022, but has three citations.
>
> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification
>
> ###
> Ultimately, it doesn't matter if Amazon's enshittification is because
> [Jeff] Bezos was a cynic or because he sold out. Once Amazon could make
> more money by screwing its customers, that screw-job became a fait accompli.
> ###
>
>
> Wiktionary also has shittification with citations back to 2001:
> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shittification
>
> UD: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shittification
>
> “Shittifiation” isn’t in Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com or the OED.
>
> Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
> Formerly of Seattle, WA
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