Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look at how it looks.

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[–] Person264@lemmings.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

There are companies that will convert old Jeeps and other vehicles to electric.

[–] wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks for pointing that out!

[–] Person264@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think usually you provide them with a donor vehicle and they swap in the electric motor (something like this Wrangler example). They tend to leave the gearbox as is by the looks of it.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's cool for your exotic collectible vehicles you take out on sunny days but I don't know if I'd want that as my daily. Modern cars, while plagued with massive corporate bullshit, also tend to be much much safer for occupants and external parties, as well as coming with creature comforts I'm not sure I'd like giving up.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I really want an old VW bus converted. The new EVs are so ugly.