This is the reason that automakers are willing to enshittify their products so comprehensively: they were one of the first industries to decouple rents from profits.

@zecg · 1 year ago

This is the reason that automakers are willing to enshittify their products so comprehensively: they were one of the first industries to decouple rents from profits.

@Bustedknuckles · 1 year ago

Jesus, that rings horrifyingly true. The “you’ll own nothing and like it” quip has been around awhile, but Doctorow really nails the context for broad enshittification and I don’t see a way out

This is the reason that automakers are willing to enshittify their products so comprehensively: they were one of the first industries to decouple rents from profits.

This is the reason that automakers are willing to enshittify their products so comprehensively: they were one of the first industries to decouple rents from profits.

Pluralistic: Autoenshittification (24 July 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow