They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.

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[–] 102 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Considering it is free to use, with streaming, voice/video calling , it surprises me that the enshitification didn't start earlier.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago

    Deffo waiting for lots of people to be on it before turning up that dial.

    Seems to be the standard silicon valley business model these days. The old "drug dealer outside school giving away free samples to get you hooked" we all heard about but never saw.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They tried their best to make Nitro succeed first before turning to other methods of making money.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Which to me shows why enshittification is so closely tied to austerity and economic downturn. For example I have a buddy who bought Discord Nitro whenever he could. But he recently got laid off and of course that was the first monthly expense he cut.

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