Episode
The Enshittification of America: How Everything Got Worse While Profits Soared
- Podcast
- democracy-ish
- Published
- Jun 2, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3709
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://shows.acast.com/democracy-ish/episodes/the-enshittification-of-america-how-everything-got-worse-whi
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/democracy-ish-1180084/episodes/the-enshittification-of-america-how-everything-got-worse-while-profits-soared/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-ish-1180084/the-enshittification-of-america-how-everything-got-worse-while-profits-soared.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
America's decline isn't just about politics—it's about a growing pattern affecting nearly every part of daily life. From contaminated water systems and crumbling infrastructure to shrinking airline services, rising corporate profits, AI-generated political propaganda, aggressive responses to public protests, and the explosive growth of energy-hungry data centers, many Americans feel like the quality of life is deteriorating while powerful institutions continue to benefit. In this video, we examine the phenomenon often called "enshittification" and ask a difficult question: Is America becoming a country where citizens receive less while paying more? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.