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I'm really getting over the enshitification of the internet. (lemmy.world)

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[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The OED has been like this for at least 15 years (possibly longer but that’s when I first encountered it). So I wouldn’t consider this an appropriate example of the enshittification that’s been taking place of late.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I believe it has charged a fee from the day they first offered the dictionary for online use.

[–] TheWizardOfLimes@lemmy.today 2 points 9 months ago

Ooh I didn't realize that, I was just Googling -oidal & this was the first result