• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Yeah, hostile design (or “hostile architecture,” which is the more searchable term) is like IRL enshittification: it’s not just when it’s bad, it’s when it’s intentionally bad in order to serve some goal other than fulfilling the needs of the user.

    The most common example is a bench with an armrest in the middle so that homeless people can’t (easily/comfortably) sleep on it.