I recently read where a New Zealand (I think it was NZ) dictionary organization has declared the word of the times to be "enshittification". Yeah, that's a word, well it is now! It perfectly described what you're talking about. Whether it's Facebook, YouTube, X (Twitter) or corporate entities that are taking over everything, we, the smal…
I recently read where a New Zealand (I think it was NZ) dictionary organization has declared the word of the times to be "enshittification". Yeah, that's a word, well it is now! It perfectly described what you're talking about. Whether it's Facebook, YouTube, X (Twitter) or corporate entities that are taking over everything, we, the small, are finding ourselves without a voice and almost no way to avoid dealing with entities we have come to hate. Wish I had an answer, but I don't. Not sure what any of us can do. Keep telling it as it is, maybe Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and others will rise up out of the grave and inspire us to write a new Declaration of Independence. Just think of all the things we can blame on Trump, as they did in 1776 on George III.
Not sure why my comment isn't showing up, but I responded yesterday...or at least I thought I hit enter. Long story short, thanks for the new vocabulary. Love its "origin story" and usage. Almost as good as my go-to: "clusterfuck." lol
I recently read where a New Zealand (I think it was NZ) dictionary organization has declared the word of the times to be "enshittification". Yeah, that's a word, well it is now! It perfectly described what you're talking about. Whether it's Facebook, YouTube, X (Twitter) or corporate entities that are taking over everything, we, the small, are finding ourselves without a voice and almost no way to avoid dealing with entities we have come to hate. Wish I had an answer, but I don't. Not sure what any of us can do. Keep telling it as it is, maybe Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and others will rise up out of the grave and inspire us to write a new Declaration of Independence. Just think of all the things we can blame on Trump, as they did in 1776 on George III.
Not sure why my comment isn't showing up, but I responded yesterday...or at least I thought I hit enter. Long story short, thanks for the new vocabulary. Love its "origin story" and usage. Almost as good as my go-to: "clusterfuck." lol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification