the pandemic making people realize - oh shit they can just grind all this to a halt with the push of a button

the recent election frauds / riots / etc in the US, global warming / severe weather increasing, capitalism getting more and more ruthless, everything sucks more and costs more…

it feels so weird that it’s 2023 and we still care about dress codes or professionalism, at the same time. because it sort of feels like we’re in the beginning of a movie waiting for the bad thing to happen

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    1 year ago

    enshitification

    If you’re truly old (I’m 46 myself) please don’t use this word it’s so goddamn dumb. It’s the worst thing that ever came out of the excessive vitriol of the last few years.

    We all get it. Things are getting worse. There was always a far better term to use which better encapsulates everything.

    “Race to the bottom”

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      1 year ago

      I’m much older than you and quite like the word which is why I used it.

      I also think that sort of gatekeeping of words is another sign of the decay of society. People used to enjoy new words being coming into use but now they are ‘dumb’

      It’s not cromulent and doesn’t embiggen the soul.