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1. dylan6+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-27 03:38:43
enshitification is just so onomatopoeically pleasing though. it's also like one of those fun German words, but in English.

It's similar to one of those George Carlin bits where putting a curse word in the middle of an ordinary word changes the power of the word. incredible -> infuckingcredible absolutely -> absofuckinglutely

I just don't know what enification means.

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2. golem1+o2[view] [source] 2023-09-27 03:54:41
>>dylan6+(OP)
In German it would be Verscheißigung?
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3. edward+z4[view] [source] 2023-09-27 04:13:01
>>dylan6+(OP)
Tom Scott did a video about this a few years ago.

https://youtu.be/dt22yWYX64w

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4. mikub+J9[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-27 04:53:34
>>golem1+o2
There is already a german word for it, it's called "Verschlimbesserung". Which you could translate to "Improving but making it worse", sounds better in german so. :)
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5. golem1+nj[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-27 06:28:56
>>mikub+J9
Yeah, but that has no cussword component.

Verschlimmbesserung could be translated as imworsement maybe?

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6. dylan6+Kx1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-27 15:03:30
>>edward+z4
I think this shows the generational gap between the two of us. I didn't even know what a Tom Scott was.
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