Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?
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This place is noticeably more anticorporate - which makes sense because corporations tend to be dicks - and leftist. Enshittification is a fairly apt term for what goes on.
and leftist
Wasn't there some controversy a while back due to the political beliefs of the Lemmy developers and the instance they run (lemmy.ml)? Maybe I'm misremembering.
I think there are some that think their beliefs and moderating is a little too extreme.
You don't think Lemmy.world's botting, sockpuppetry, and heavy-handed moderation is extreme lol?
- Socialist: [exists]
- Nazi media: "THIS IS THE WORST THING EVER"
- Average person: "Huh. Guess they're my enemy now"
Yes, that they're too leftist and are apologists.
Yes, they are tankies. Arguably tankies are No True Leftist or they wouldn't be fellating right-wing regimes, but at least purportedly and self-identified...ly... they are not only "leftist" but "Communist", ML is Marxism-Leninism after all.
this is your brain on liberalism
What's your opinion of the Bolsheviks?
Bolshevik? I hardly knew her!