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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

That word is only used correctly about 5% of the times it is used.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Don't wanna be "that guy", but if if 95% of the time people use it to generally mean "greedy companies making things shitty to try and wring an extra buck", then that just is what that word means now.

It leaves a vacuum for the concept it was originally intended to describe, but that's how she goes.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I guess so. But the original definition was useful and encapsulated a specific thing. And the everyone discarding that definition is a bummer. But it’s not like there is anything to be done about it. And Doctoro has said he’s not too annoyed by it himself.

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 10 hours ago

It's ironic, but I could care less. You're literally beating a dead horse.

[–] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 21 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Are suggesting the word itself has become enshittified?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Interestingly enough, not the correct use for that word lol

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Quick, we need a word for enshittified enshittification!