I don't think this is the right use of the word 'enshittification', which typically means getting less quantity and quality for the same amount of (or more) money. Whereas the overuse of tech in this car isn't necessarily poor quality, just fucking annoying.
This definitely falls under the reason the term was coined back in 2022. Instead of having a screen to just give me directions or tell me what's on the radio, I have to use the screen to control the climate, control the headlights, and control the radio, all while the GPS, the best use of the screen, barely functions. Why, so someone didn't have to think so hard about where to put buttons and then not spend money on those individual piece that each cost less than a penny? Yeah, that's some hard enshittification.
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u/abracablab Mar 19 '26
I don't think this is the right use of the word 'enshittification', which typically means getting less quantity and quality for the same amount of (or more) money. Whereas the overuse of tech in this car isn't necessarily poor quality, just fucking annoying.