About this episode
The episode discusses the decline of Etsy as a unique shopping platform and its similarities to mass-market retailers.
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, Amanda Mull, to talk about how the enshittification of online shopping came for Etsy. The platform used to be a thoughtful reprieve from the cheap, mass-produced products on Amazon, but now it’s plagued by a number of the same problems. With cheap junk and AI allegations abound, where can the Shein and Temu-haters go to actually find what they’re shopping for? This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Kate Lindsay
Guest: Amanda Mull
Topics covered
- online shopping
- Etsy
- consumer culture
- AI in retail
- market trends
Keywords
- Etsy
- online shopping
- consumer issues
- AI
- market trends
- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg Businessweek, Etsy, Amazon, Shein, Temu
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