Friday Funnies: It's a Slippery Slope
All the world's a stage, and Enshittification continues to progress
Enshittification is a pattern where online services and products experience a decline in quality over time. It is observed as platforms transition through several stages: initially offering high-quality services to attract users, then shifting to favor business customers to increase profitability, and finally focusing on maximizing profits for shareholders at the expense of both users and business customers. This process results in a significant deterioration of the user experience. A variety of platforms have been described as examples of this, including Airbnb, Amazon, Facebook, Google Search, Twitter, Netflix, Bandcamp, YouTube, Reddit, Uber, and Unity.
The neologism "enshittification" was coined by writer Cory Doctorow in November 2022 to describe this phenomenon. The American Dialect Society recognized the term's relevance and impact by selecting it as its 2023 Word of the Year. Doctorow has also referred to this concept as platform decay, emphasizing the inevitable decline in service quality due to these profit-driven changes.
https://www.malone.news/p/friday-funnies-its-a-slippery-slope
Juno Jump Start | Alberta tables “Peterson Law” protecting professionals’ free expression
Premier Smith introduced the “Peterson Law” to curb professional regulators who punish members for legal, off-duty speech, Mark Carney seems ready to drag Canada into a fighter-jet nightmare, and more
https://www.junonews.com/p/juno-jump-start-alberta-tables-peterson
According to a bombshell Rasmussen survey, 36% of Americans who received the COVID-19 jab experienced side effects.
Additionally, nearly half of them believe the vaccines have caused the death of many patients.
Bombshell Rasmussen Survey Released
Millions Experienced COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
Twenty-six percent of the people surveyed reported minor side effects, 10% reported significant side effects, and 60% of vaccinated adults reported no side effects.
According to Rasmussen, the U.S. adult population is now 258 million, which “would mean 63 million had at least some side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine, including more than 17 million who experienced major side effects.”
Forty-six percent of all American Adults believe it is likely that side effects of COVID-19 shots caused a significant number of unexplained deaths, down from 55% in September 2024 - including 25% who say it’s V..
https://www.malone.news/p/bombshell-rasmussen-survey-released
