I know it's quite an insignificant bit of enshittification but I still feel a bit miffed that every logo these days looks the same.
this post was submitted on 01 Jun 2026
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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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I follow design trends and I've been told complexity and uniqueness will make a comeback for 5 years in a row. Will it come back someday? Sure but that day may be decades into the future for all I know. I believe it when I see it.