Pluralistic: The enshittification multiverse (27 Apr 2026)


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  • The enshittification multiverse: It's a useful analogy.
  • Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
  • Object permanence: Every complex ecosystem has parasites; Prison for "attempted infringement"; When We Were Robots in Egypt; Golfing in The Blitz; Copyright vs privacy (NZ edn); GOP support for pedophile Hastert; EFF's music license; RIP Jane Jacobs; California is fanfic; DMCA v medical implants; "Burglar's Guide to the City"; Flaming river; Fantasy accounting.
  • Upcoming appearances: Berlin, NYC, Barcelona, Hay-on-Wye, London, NYC.
  • Recent appearances: Where I've been.
  • Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
  • Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
  • Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Ada Palmer's "Inventing the Renaissance" (25 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: A free, open visual identity for enshittification (24 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: The (other) problem with automatic conversion of free software to proprietary software (23 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: It's not a crime if we do it (to nurses) with an app (22 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed" (21 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: Comrade Trump (20 Apr 2026)


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  • Comrade Trump: Burning down the American empire to save it.
  • Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
  • Object permanence: MPAA's threat-based 'education'; Cuehack; Heinlein on GWB; AT&T v the internet; British tax-havens v HMG; What is neoliberalism?; Newspaper landlords; Watch-part motorcycle; Tax havens bad; Buscemi's eyes; Sesame Street on lead poisoning.
  • Upcoming appearances: San Francisco, London, Berlin, NYC, Barcelona, Hay-on-Wye, London, NYC.
  • Recent appearances: Where I've been.
  • Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
  • Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
  • Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Georgia's voting technology blunder (18 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: Tiktokification shall set us free (17 Apr 2026)


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Pluralistic: A Pascal's Wager for AI Doomers (16 Apr 2026)


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