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Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by overload@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

You also made me think of this relevant quote by Lenin:

People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be, until they have learnt to seek out the interests of some class or other behind all moral, religious, political and social phrases, declarations and promises.