The Enshittification of Everything
6 months ago
- #enshittification
- #technology
- #labor
- The article discusses the decline in online platforms due to changes in the tech industry.
- It highlights how nurses in the U.S. are hired through gig apps, leading to unstable work and wages.
- Companies manipulate wages based on financial distress, using digital tools to worsen working conditions.
- The concept of 'enshittification' is introduced to describe the degradation of platforms.
- Competition, regulation, interoperability, and workers' rights are suggested as tools to combat enshittification.
- The article proposes leveraging these forces to create a better internet era.