For the longer vesting periods, it’s normally like a staggered thing. 4-6 years is common for 100% vestment. But after 1 year you’re 20%, 2 years is 40%, and so on.

I’ve seen this with 401k, 403b, and stock options over my working 20 years. Similar with friends and family.

Most companies have a longer vesting period than 18 months. Most are closer to 5 years.

Very annoying they giving Cory Doctorow credit for the term Enshitification for a book he made in 2022 for a term that was around years before he “made” the term.

Might even be one step further. The “America First” idea has been around for a while. They used to hate Irish and others from Europe.

Many of the white from South Africa grew up with apartheid, or in some cases wish it came back.