[ksynwa]

Not very convincing IMO. The strategies laid out seem general and vague. The only thing I can gather is that they don't expect to reach market saturation for a while so enshittification is not an immediate threat which makes sense to me. Also quoting Google in that section is a bit ironic.

Good luck to them anyway. As a free tier user I hope they let me use their services. It has been immensely helpful to me.

[beefnugs]

Taking VC money means its just a matter of time. If the ceo thinks he is in control, then he will be voted out.

We need software tools tracking all rich people now: who has sold out in the past, what they are working on now, who he has partnered with in the past, constantly pointing to and promoting underdog alternatives, all the dark patterns they implemented, all the lies they have said publicly, as much off the books recording of their batshit ideas as possible

[trod1234]

I think its not very convincing because a lot of the same crowd that reads these blogs has a more nuance perspective on the issues.

Many make it about socialism or capitalism, as if that's the great issue, and indirectly it may be. There are enough blog posts just like this such that you have market saturation, and it doesn't really provide anything new.

Many of the people I know have a different take about what causes it that takes a less divisive path. Boom bust cycles.

Some simple questions like, what causes boom bust cycles? Why do essentially the same graphs show up in places like the S-adoption curve, and business growth curve, and ponzi's.

I think that's a more important take because it goes to the incentives driving a structure forward. You can do something about money-printing, you can't really do anything about people who can't change their beliefs regardless of the reality (on either side).

[thomassmith65]

It's fitting, since Google also once made a "don't be evil" vow.

The main reason people break the vow probably is that they have investors (not just the Carl Icahn types, but rank-and-file employees too). When the numbers for the next quarter stagnate too many times, the pressure apparently makes enshittification irresistible.