"Enshittification" Isn't Real

What it is

An a16z essay arguing that platform decline is better explained by platform incentives and narcissism than by the popular "enshittification" framing.

Why I recommend it

Read this next to Cory Doctorow's original argument. Holding two competing explanations of platform decay makes you sharper when you evaluate the tools your career depends on.

Topics

#ai #ai ethics #ai-economy #ai-ethics #article #free #media #platforms #reading #tech-criticism #tech-ethics #technology

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