Chris Berube
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99% Invisible
Enshittification
Like, let's say baseball cards from the 1980s, just to use an example of a hobby someone might have, right?
99% Invisible
Enshittification
The first step is Facebook sets up the infrastructure for you to meet lots of new people.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
So you're finding other fans of 80s baseball cards.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
Like maybe the platform is buying up all the competition.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
So there's nowhere else to go or they make it hard to transport your group somewhere else.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
And maybe like people don't want to leave because you have years of thrilling 80s baseball card conversations built up.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
So if you leave, you're going to lose all of these friends that you've built up and you become locked in.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
And that's when the big companies will start to make things shittier.
99% Invisible
Enshittification
And instead of serving the users, they will serve businesses.