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  • The classic three step process of enshittification:

    • Draw in users with good stuff and lock them in with the network effect
    • Use the large user base as bait to draw and lock in businesses and other figures wanting to pay money to throw their message at said users
    • Squeeze users and advertisers for all they're worth until the exodus starts to a different platform.
  • It's not really good or bad, but the natural way of things. Nobody can stay top dog forever. Eventually greedy idiots come into power overplaying their hand, circumstances change, tech evolves and somebody else takes first place

  • Because USA did exactly the same in the past. Take all the designs and ideas from somewhere else to build themselves up, then get ahead and turn around and forbid everyone else to use their stuff.

    China is now doing following that same plan. It wasn't even hard. All they had to do was to say to give the designs and they'll producer them cheaper. Now they're the factory of the world. We knew this was going to happen but short term profit before long term consequences, right? A few tariffs aren't going to stop this.

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  • They have to put it into everything and have people and apps depend on it before the AI bubble pops so after the pop it's too difficult to remove or break the dependency. As long as it's in there they can charge subscription and fees for it.

  • Yes. Once a large enough concentration of users is achieved, the network effect kicks in and the users are locked in.

    With that amount of users, it becomes a juicy target for businesses who colonize the place to milk said users. That's assuming the original founders haven't already been kicked out and replaced by suits who just invite businesses, influencers, creators, propagandist and so on in and charge them for the privilege. That locks in businesses.

    With users and business both locked in, squeeze them for an they're worth until the pain gets too big and the users leave for another platform. Go to step 1.