Reddit’s Enshittification and How it Affects D&D DMs and GMs – Lazy RPG Talk Show Special

Mike talks about the recent Reddit collapse, Cory Doctorow's "Enshittification" model for this type of collapse, and how DMs and GMs can protect themselves from the collapse of other enshittified platforms.

Video Contents

• 00:00 Show Start
• 02:41 Main Points -- How GMs can Protect Themselves from Enshittified Platforms
• 05:08 The Enshittification Model
• 09:23 Why Does This Matter for DMs, GMs, and RPGs?
• 11:52 The Enshittification of Reddit and the RPG Subreddits
• 14:44 What GMs Are Really Losing -- The DM Academy
• 15:21 Where Will New DMs Go to Get Questions Answered?
• 17:18 Is D&D Itself Enshittified?
• 20:41 Enshittification Risks to GMs
• 24:21 What Are the Risks for Sly Flourish?
• 27:48 Know Enshittification, Have Backup Plans, Own Your Stuff
• 28:20 Returning to Blogs, Newsletters, Podcasts

Additional Links

• Visit the Sly Flourish Blog
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• Support Sly Flourish on Patreon
• Buy Sly Flourish Books
• Cory Doctorow's "Tiktok's enshittification"