froxJun 11, 2025

Pretty funny podcast. There's some good points about #GenAI #bullshit. Specifically suggesting genAI in appliances can be a way to deskill people and make them more dependent (you could call it #UserDomestication in the kitchen and the home). Without forgetting possible #ProgrammedObsolescence through dependence on cloud services.

TRASHFUTURE: I’m Dave Toaster feat. Jason Koebler

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Must we live in a world where everyone decides we want AI-generated friends to make AI-generated stories (which are fake), or AI-enabled kitchen appliances? When you actually dig into this stuff, it turns out everyone knows it sucks and we hate it. Today’s guest is friend of the show Jason Koebler of 404 Media, who has done the legwork to examine just how stupid it is. Plus, we talk about Elon Musk’s new fixation on the UK, and that strangely sexual, AI-generated video of anthropomorphic animal cops that [Neil Kinnock voice] the Labour Party published? Check out Jason’s work at 404 Media here! Get access to more Trashfuture episodes each week on our Patreon! *POPES/LAGOON SHIRTS STILL AVAILABLE!* We've got some extras of our recent shirts that can be purchased online and will ship immediately! Get them here: https://trashfuture.co.uk/collections/all *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo’s UK Tour here:https://miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

Show threadGerardo LisboaJan 24, 2024

@DiogoConstantino @tugatech Tornou-se quase um padrão "dessa" industria o anúncio de actualizações de segurança que não fazem mais do que retirar funcionalidades que permitiriam um maior controlo das aplicações pelos seus utilizadores.

Para uma discussão mais aprofundada, leiam este último texto do @pluralistic : https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/111811512166014949

#enshitification #UX #UserChoice #UserDomestication #BadUxPatterns

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Attached: 1 image If you've ever read about design, you've probably encountered the idea of #PavingTheDesirePath. A #DesirePath is an erosion path created by people departing from the official walkway and taking their own route. The story goes that smart campus planners don't fight the desire paths laid down by students; they pave them, formalizing the route that their constituents have voted for with their feet. 1/

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SeirdyJan 11, 2024

I admit that I feel salty about the word “enshittification” taking off instead of my phrase for the same thing: “user domestication”. I prefer the latter because it emphasizes the gross disrespect so many platforms show their users, and how the lack of autonomy/mobility naturally leads to enshittification.

Any platform able to get away with enshittification will do so when given the incentive. Enshittification emphasizes the process of a platform’s downfall; we should be taking steps to prevent that from happening in the first place by keeping platforms open. Vigilance against enshittification is misplaced when better spent against user domestication.

Originally posted on https://seirdy.one/notes/2024/01/11/enshittification-and-user-domestication/ (POSSE). #enshittification #UserDomestication

WhatsApp and the domestication of users

WhatsApp's rise and recent PR efforts highlight a class of business models that I call "user domestication".

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Show threadStrypeyOct 30, 2022

@jackyan That's what I was going for when I started using the term datafarm(ing). The phrase 'user domestication' hits on essentially the same metaphor; think humans as dairy cows and our data as the milk. I believe @Seirdy coined that phrase in this blog piece, which was the first place I saw it:

https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html

@downbeatdan

#UserDomestication #DataFarming

WhatsApp and the domestication of users

WhatsApp's rise and recent PR efforts highlight a class of business models that I call "user domestication".

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DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰFeb 4, 2021

#GoodRead « I have never used #WhatsApp, and never will. Despite this, I still feel the need to write an article about WhatsApp since it’s the perfect case study to help understand a class of businesses models I call #UserDomestication. The domestication of users is high on my list of problems plaguing the human race, and is worth a detailed explanation. » by @Seirdy

> https://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.html
> gemini://seirdy.one/2021/01/27/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi

WhatsApp and the domestication of users

WhatsApp's rise and recent PR efforts highlight a class of business models that I call "user domestication".

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