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Pluralistic: Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification (07 Jan 2025)


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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on January 7, 2025January 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags amazon, armistead maupin, audible, audiobooks, books, crime, crime thrillers, crowdfunding, cults, drm, martin hench, marty hench, monopolies, novels, punk, pyramid schemes, queer, religion, san francisco, science fiction, technothrillers, the eighties, thrillers, weird pcs, wil wheaton6 Comments on Pluralistic: Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification (07 Jan 2025)

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