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The enshittification of music, by Rick Beato
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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
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
There is and always will be amazing music. I grew up with classic rock and classic country. Now I'm listening to Tierra Whack. I'm a 46 year old white dude. I am sooooo not her demographic but fuck it good music is good music.