this was also my first thought after watching the DEF CON talk: An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification[1]

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rimtaSgGz_4

Maybe it's me, but this word seems overused to the point that it ends up destroying discussion.

That said, in this case it's relevant.

Such a cringeworthy word though.

I like the term because it strikes the appropriate nerve for the behaviors it accurately describes.