https://shiv.me/tags/enshittification/ Recent content in Enshittification on Shivanand Velmurugan — Product leader. Systems thinker. Hugo en © Shivanand Velmurugan Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0530 https://shiv.me/posts/2026/the-last-10-feet/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:20:00 +0530 https://shiv.me/posts/2026/the-last-10-feet/ <p><img src="https://shiv.me/images/micah-sammie-chaffin-Zdf3zn5XXtU-unsplash.jpg" alt="Cover Photo"> Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@micahandsammiechaffin?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Micah &amp; Sammie Chaffin</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/person-jumping-on-big-rock-under-gray-and-white-sky-during-daytime-Zdf3zn5XXtU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Pin drops in the road<br> You apologize again<br> The gap grows wider.</p> </blockquote> <hr> <h1 id="the-last-10-feet">The Last 10 Feet</h1> <p>Decline doesn&rsquo;t announce itself dramatically. Rot sets in slowly; a little less care, a little more friction.</p> <p><em>I wrote this post last year, days after returning from a trip to Singapore and India. The 7-year gap where I sequestered myself to North America made my visit to Asia stark! It felt like an alternate reality — one with a functional approach to adopting technology into life. It is almost as if they still care about how the human experience.</em></p>