About this episode
Julia and Nick discuss the concept of enshittification and its implications on society and culture.
Is everything getting worse? Well, yes! Julia and Nick break down enshittification, planned obsolescence, and the long history of things being made worse on purpose. From disposable culture to Facebook AI slop, they break down how we've all been conditioned to waste our time and money while being trained to expect basically nothing in return. Digressions include the implications of boyfriends entering the girls' rag hang unannounced, a brief stay in frog paradise, and the AI fridge that watches your baby. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES Enshittification by Cory Doctorow How the Deadly 1918 Flu Pandemic Brought Dixie Cups to Easton Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America by Giles Slade OFFICIALS EXPLAIN WAR SAVINGS PLAN; McAdoo and Vanderlip Open $2,000,000,000 Campaign at "Frugality Dinner." DIRECTORS THEIR GUESTS Speakers Predict National Response to the Appeals of These Patriotic Business Leaders. Pierre Bourdieu, Distinction, A Social Critique on the Judgement…
People in this episode
Host: Julia Hava
Guest: Nick
Topics covered
- enshittification
- planned obsolescence
- disposable culture
- consumerism
- AI technology
- cultural critique
Keywords
- enshittification
- planned obsolescence
- disposable culture
- Facebook AI
- consumerism
- cultural critique
- technology
- waste
- obsolescence
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Enshittification, Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America, Distinction, A Social Critique on the Judgement of Taste, The Waste Makers, Toward a Throw-Away Culture, Pushbutton Magic - 1948, The Age of Enshittification, Consumerism, 'Style Obsolescence' and Cultural Theory in the 1950s and 1960s, Understaffing as a form of enshittification, 1956 Frigidaire
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