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 nostr:npub15fe8snwf0jsk93au6haj3zrtxx9awz3wcc8lxx6qmypv6tndww6sp3x47v Not quite how I'd summarize enshittification. I'd start with the original essay:

> Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die.

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys

It's not just cutting corners; the owners refuse to let anyone benefit but themselves, relying on lock-in to keep people there.