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@jiub@mstdn.social @pluralistic The switch from Gchat to Hangouts was a landmark moment in Googles enshittifcation - in hindsight. We ran the lab over Gchat (now we have to use Teams, in an indication of how bad things have got)
@HodgesC @jiub @pluralistic I remember hating the switch to hangouts. I think it just seemed slower/laggier, but I don’t remember all of the reasons I hated it. All of these new website “upgrades” where they look more fancy, but are slower, reduce the amount of info visible at once, and take more time to load remind me of the move. I guess it’s enshittification all the way down (up?).
@jbiserkov @brandon @HodgesC @jiub @pluralistic 
yes i know this feeling
@jbiserkov @brandon @jiub@mstdn.social @pluralistic
and part 2: "We've made our website look like the mobile app..."
@HodgesC @brandon @jiub@mstdn.social @pluralistic My favorite is "This looks better in the app" And whose fault is that?!
@jbiserkov @brandon @jiub@mstdn.social @pluralistic
If we remember (OK, imagine) that "app" is short for "bloated ad-filled crap" it's clearer.
But the push to apps instead of websites comes with an environmental and financial cost too - bloated software drives hardware replacement on mobiles, just like it did with PCs 25 years ago.