Pluralistic: Zuck's gravity-defying metaverse money-pit (30 Oct 2023)

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Zuck's gravity-defying metaverse money-pit: $46.5 billion incinerated and he's richer than ever.
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Pluralistic: A media literacy handbook for Israel-Gaza (28 Oct 2023)

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A media literacy handbook for Israel-Gaza: A new "breaking news consumer handbook" from On The Media.
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Pluralistic: A taxonomy of corporate bullshit (27 Oct 2023)

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A taxonomy of corporate bullshit: The six lies they've always told.
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Pluralistic: Amazon Alexa is a graduate of the Darth Vader MBA (26 Oct 2023)

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Amazon Alexa is a graduate of the Darth Vader MBA: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
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Pluralistic: Bad King Richard got rich by exploiting workers at King's Faire (25 Oct 2023)

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Bad King Richard got rich by exploiting workers at King's Faire: Creative workers are workers.
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Pluralistic: Podcasting "Microincentives and Enshittification" (24 Oct 2023)

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Podcasting "Microincentives and Enshittification": They’ve run out of lands to conquer and they’re taking it out on you.
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Pluralistic: In defense of bureaucratic competence (23 Oct 2023)

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In defense of bureaucratic competence: The nine most uplifting words in the English language: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
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Pluralistic: An interoperability rule for your money (21 Oct 2023)

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An interoperability rule for your money: The CFPB will force banks to make it easy for you to leave.
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Pluralistic: Amazon's bestselling "bitter lemon" energy drink was bottled delivery driver piss (20 Oct 2023)

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Amazon's bestselling "bitter lemon" energy drink was bottled delivery driver piss: Amazon immediately spotted an undercover reporter but missed that the bestselling 'Release Energy' was its drivers' urine.
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Pluralistic: Uncle Sam paid to develop a cancer drug and now one guy will get to charge whatever he wants for it (19 Oct 2023)

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Uncle Sam paid to develop a cancer drug and now one guy will get to charge whatever he wants for it: Making billionaires, one patent at a time.
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