# Huel and enshittification

**URL:** <https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-and-enshittification/27439>\
**Category:** General Chat\
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-and-enshittification/27439 "2026-03-23T15:53:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![hunzas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/hunzas/32/8275_2.png) [@hunzas](https://discuss.huel.com/u/hunzas)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-and-enshittification/27439/1 "2026-03-23T15:53:41Z")

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At least something of benefit has come from today’s announcement; I’ve learned a new word.  
Enshittified, enshittification.

> **[Enshittification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification)**
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> Enshittification, also known as platform decay, is a process in which two-sided online products and services decline in quality over time. Initially, vendors create high-quality offerings to attract users, then they degrade those offerings to better serve business customers, and finally degrade their services to both users and business customers to maximize short-term profits for shareholders.
> Canadian writer Cory Doctorow coined the neologism enshittification in November 2022. The American Dial...

I’ve seen it mentioned numerous times both here and on Reddit.

Somewhat embarrassed to say, it is a word I’d not encountered before.

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**Author:** ![akolsek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/akolsek/32/8106_2.png) [@akolsek](https://discuss.huel.com/u/akolsek)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-and-enshittification/27439/2 "2026-03-23T17:53:51Z")

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Then you need to see this [video](https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ).

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**Author:** ![hunzas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/hunzas/32/8275_2.png) [@hunzas](https://discuss.huel.com/u/hunzas)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-and-enshittification/27439/3 "2026-03-23T18:31:10Z")

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I watched it. Now I see it applies to everything…how depressing