Enshittification
5/5/202635 min
Why is it suddenly so hard to fix the stuff we depend on most?
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Roman Mars· Host0:58
Just a heads-up for listeners with sensitive ears, today's episode includes a curse word that we are leaving un-bleeped. You'll understand why as you're listening. Uh, using that word is kind of the point of the whole show, so you've been warned. Enjoy. This is 99% Invisible. I'm Roman Mars. [gentle music] And I'm here today with producer Chris Berube. Hey, Chris.
Chris Berube1:21
Hey, Roman.
Roman Mars· Host1:21
So Chris, what do you have for us today?
Chris Berube1:23
Okay, today, I wanna talk to you about a subject that I think is going to make you really mad.