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    5 months ago

    “enshittification” is an enshittification of the english language

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      English teacher here. Languages change over time and there’s nothing you can do about it.

      Feel free to speak with old english if thou very regard it matters. :)

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        i know that, im not a child.
        i’m talking about a particularly stupid word, not the evolution of language.
        also, i don’t believe enshittjfication will stand the test of time, you jive turkey.

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          i don’t believe enshittjfication will stand the test of time

          I actually hope you’re right, because I believe it will only linger as long as there’s behavior taking place that it clearly defines.

          you jive turkey.

          I love this. I wish it was my account name.

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              It’s just a wish. It’s a funny term and I like it, but not worth the effort of making a new account and subbing to all the same groups again. I’ve done it thrice already and it’s a pain in the ass. Maybe I’ll use it next time I sign up for something though.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah, we’re a society. Things happen outside of grammar and word rules handed down to us from above…

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        5 months ago

        lol, no rules… it’s just a stupid word that sounds stupid and makes anyone who uses it look stupid…
        Shakespeare invented tons of words, and they were all great, inventing new words is great. enshittification, in particular, is just lazy and dumb
        p.s. love it when people do dumb shit and then defend the general category of what they’re doing as if that was the problem

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          5 months ago

          What you describe as the word’s flaws make it perfect though. The word itself is an icon for the actions it describes

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          It’s main problem is that people overuse it massively and act like they’re saying something really clever by using it

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            5 months ago

            🛎️ 🔔 🔔
            yep. it’s like pseudo-intellectuals got too lazy to learn big words and use them incorrectly, so they just added syllables to “shitty”