@pluralistic described the process of creeping deterioration of products & services by large corporations and coined the term "enshitification". I guess, this is also what we are seeing at Google right now.

One aspect is the marginalization of organic search results. For a search, I saw 5 elements at the top:
- Shopping ads
- Images
- Shopping results
- Product websites
- People also ask

That's a lot of SERP real estate to pass before reaching the first blue link 🧐

#SEO #enshitification

Voyager 1 did not

* use an LLM
* have a .NET runtime
* use pip package management
* require a vast network of node rpm dependencies
* have subscription pricing for its log management platform
* have a platform
* embed adclick dot com trackers
* check for authentic HP ink
* need a noctua LED cooler
* ...

#voyager #voyager1 #enshitification