5
Enshittification (lemmyverse.net)
submitted 5 months ago by [M] to c/stallmanwasright@lemmy.ml
2 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Was StallmanWasRight just an early term for the (sub-) phenomenon of the enshittification / platform decay?

all 2 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 4 points 5 months ago

no

they are related, but they deserve separate namespaces.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I believe the whole movement started when RMS got a new printer and the firmware was locked down. A feature he liked was taken away, and the manufacturer took control.

    Fast forward a few decades and you'll realise this laid the foundation for the deluge of printer enshittificarion that followed.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •