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Discord unveils Discord Orbs, a new in-app currency that users can earn by completing Quests, which reward participants who interact with ads (discord.com)
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[–] Libra@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

increasingly belligerent chasing of profits.

The word you're looking for is enshittification.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I thought it was called capitalism.

[–] Libra@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Enshittificaiton is a uniquely capitalist thing, so..

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are the same thing.

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

enshittification is a part of capitalism, but capitalism also has other things going on