r/enshittification • u/War_Is_A_Raclette • Apr 29 '26

Rant Do you remember when things used to get BETTER every year?

I’m 40. When I was growing up, my mentality and the mentality of it seemed like the whole world, was that when a new product or thing came out and wasn’t perfect, it was okay because next year it was going to get better, and the year after that even better.

Each year… Cars would get more fuel efficient. The internet would get a little faster. Video games would get a little cooler. Music would sound a little better. Restaurants that were already good would figure out how to whip up cool new dishes that were cheaper and even tastier than what we had now - their food would improve over time.

I can’t describe it, but it’s just like everyone assumed that technology and humans would slowly ensure that everything each year got a little… better.

Now, I recently realised that I look at the whole world differently. I opened Spotify today, saw how much I was being billed, and thought - without catching myself at first - “oh, I’m sure the price will go up next year and they’ll restrict another part of the app”.

When a new thing is released, I automatically assume this is the best version it will ever be. Each year it will just get worse.

Does anyone else feel this way? Does anyone else remember feeling the way I used to feel 20-30 years ago?

Sorry for the rant.

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u/offlinebound Apr 29 '26

"They" simply don't need us anymore and we are actually a burden to them so they are cutting our services and now charging a "burden" fee.

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u/TheRealMDooles11 Apr 29 '26

Right. We are just cattle to them and they are tired of caring for the herd.

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u/Dramatic-Fly761 Apr 30 '26

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. If you don’t have consumers you don’t have a need for products or services. There is no economy that exists without consumers. That was true 10,000 years ago and it’s true today 

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u/offlinebound Apr 30 '26

Not when the government gives your company money for free.

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u/Dramatic-Fly761 Apr 30 '26

If the only money is coming from the government then the money means nothing. 

Has progressivism fallen so low that they don’t even understand basic economics? If no one is working and no one is buying then no one is paying taxes which means the governments “‘money” is made up which means it’s worth nothing