• Fedizen@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Until there’s overt advertising its unlikely to enshittify the normal way. That doesn’t mean it won’t, just that a different capital process is at work. Wikipedia has outlived most of “web2.0” because its funded by donations and run by volunteers.

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      Until there’s overt advertising its unlikely to enshittify the normal way.

      Trust me we will be deep into that territory so fast it is going to make your head spin.

      Wikipedia has outlived most of “web2.0” because its funded by donations and run by volunteers.

      Private equity and VC funding can’t directly buy Wikipedia and dissect it because it is an at least somewhat functional non-profit organization. That is the only reason.