2026-04-25 17:54 UTC
i assume i'm not the only one who, upon getting a software update with a noticeably worse default experience, goes in to change the settings and then notices and turns off a bunch of other privacy-invasive or engagement-motivated features. i wonder if there's a term of art for this behavior
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@chrisamaphone@hci.social 2026-04-25 17:55
like, duolingo chess (yes i know it's mildly embarrassing) updated their sound effects so that moving every single piece made a sound, so i finally went in and turned off all sound effects (which had been annoying me but not enough previously to motivate active intervention)
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@urig@mastodon.online 2026-04-25 17:55
@chrisamaphone enshittification?
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@simrob@social.wub.site 2026-04-25 17:58
@chrisamaphone I propose frog jumping
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@jasonkarns@indieweb.social 2026-04-25 20:28
@chrisamaphone it’s like the phenomenon where the act of sending a message to a long dormant mailing list triggers awareness that actually causes a cascade of unsubscribes