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What brands (of anything) in your opinion, have not (yet) been enshittified? (beehaw.org)
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I'm putting this in chat and not in Technology because I'm also wondering about things like clothes, appliances—basically any sort of consumer product, virtual or physical, you can think of that you feel has retained some standard of quality and has not yet been enshittified. I would start by saying that Wikipedia has not yet been enshittified, but perhaps you disagree? Post is inspired by this video.

EDIT: coyotino correctly points out that Wikipedia isn't a product but a service; poor word choice on my part, just trying to cast a wide a net as possible here in the hopes of making a list of "things that are still good that don't suck." Like I said, a wide net 🙂.

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[–] knokelmaat@beehaw.org 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am a bit unsure about LEGO these days. Prices are going up quite severely while the quality of the pieces (mold marks) seems to be going down. At the moment it's not yet a problem, but it could be that these are the first signs of a degrading quality. But I also believe that LEGO customers are quite picky, so hopefully the company will change their approach if the criticisms become to wide spread.

I really hope so, because LEGO is one of my favorite things in life!

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

For sure they have grown in price. I haven't noticed any degradation in quality though. I just hope their transition to more sustainable pieces doesn't drop the quality.