Things that made me think: Enshittification, apathy, and discrimination
a day ago
- The author shares a post about LLMs highlighting the 'enshittification' trend where tech prioritizes mediocrity over quality, leading to AI slop and clickbait.
- He advises fighting back by taking control of consumption: subscribing to RSS, paying creators, and building personal websites.
- A review article reveals structural barriers to diversity in tech, noting that Asian and white men are privileged, while high turnover and referral schemes disproportionately harm marginalized groups.
- Cory Doctorow's podcast 'Understood' blames specific individuals for internet enshittification, emphasizing personal accountability over corporate blame, and the author recalls Google's dropped 'Don't be evil' motto.