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I'd rather the product not exist in the first place if their business model is unsustainable and requires them to eventually enshitify after they've lured people into using it.

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A subsidised product that is unsustainable crowds out a product/project that is perhaps more basic but is sustainable.

Critical mass is important so creating something that captures market share and then turns to shit actively harms the market.

This addresses the crux of the issue as I see it. We will never have nice things if this cycle is allowed to repeat endlessly. I hope that people will eventually wisen up to these tactics but realistically I think regulation would be required if we wanted to stop it. I see parallels to classic price dumping but I don't know how applicable those laws are in the digital world.

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