@pluralistic , we spoke Saturday about whether the French translation is closer to 'merde' or to 'chier' (pardon).
The way I see it, enshittification is more of a dark alchemy, so it has little to do with the act, and everything to do with the result.
Therefore
➡️ Emmerdification
But soft! French also has
➡️ Démerder
which is to be resourceful!
So there is hope yet!
(en français ci-dessous)
@DenOfEarth @pluralistic and we rapidly can mix them (only the words, please !) and get a nice way out of enshitification :
Démerdification !
Merdification sera plus simple comme traduction.
@DenOfEarth @pluralistic @mamot.fr « emmerdification » feels drawn from « emmerder » (annoy/bother) and too soft indeed.
I prefer @ploum ’s coinage : « merdification ». We instantly understand that it means turning things into shit.
« chiassification » would work too I guess, but the result would probably be too liquid for a 💩 emoji.
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