GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoNot your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worsewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1510arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1503arrow-down1external-linkNot your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worsewww.theguardian.comGolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square75linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaremecen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·16 days agoEnshittification refers to internet sites, services
minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·16 days agoWhy can’t it also refer to physical goods and services that deteriorate due to profit-seeking?
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·16 days agoIt can and it does.
minus-squaremecen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoBecause there are more accurate names like: Planned obsolescence Shrinkflation And probably more
minus-squareDelilah@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoWhat term applies to lower initial quality, smaller sizes for more money and a design that fails early all the the same time. It’s been made shitty, therefore it has been enshitified.
Enshittification refers to internet sites, services
Why can’t it also refer to physical goods and services that deteriorate due to profit-seeking?
It can and it does.
Because there are more accurate names like:
Planned obsolescence
Shrinkflation
And probably more
What term applies to lower initial quality, smaller sizes for more money and a design that fails early all the the same time.
It’s been made shitty, therefore it has been enshitified.