Pluralistic: Raymond Biesinger's "9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off" (28 Oct 2025)

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Raymond Biesinger's "9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off": A self-defense guide for creative workers.
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Pluralistic: The billionaires aren't OK (24 Sep 2025)

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The billionaires aren't OK: They're going to give us all Howard Hughes disease.
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Pluralistic: Trump steals $400b from American workers (09 Sep 2025)

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Trump steals $400b from American workers: You get a noncompete, and you get a noncompete, and you get a noncompete!
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Pluralistic: Friction cannot be reduced, it can only be redistributed (23 Aug 2025)

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Friction cannot be reduced, it can only be redistributed: The better things are for your boss, the worse they are for you.
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Pluralistic: AI turns Amazon coders into Amazon warehouse workers (27 May 2025)

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AI turns Amazon coders into Amazon warehouse workers: A reverse-centaur in the loop.
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Pluralistic: The enshittification of tech jobs (27 Apr 2025)

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The enshittification of tech jobs: Our last line of defense has fallen.
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Pluralistic: End-stage capitalism (04 Apr 2025)

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End-stage capitalism: A transitional phase between feudalism and gangsterism.
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Pluralistic: Proud to be a blockhead (21 Dec 2024)

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Proud to be a blockhead: The true economics of creativity and communication.
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Pluralistic: The GOP is not the party of workers (13 Dec 2024)

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The GOP is not the party of workers: Which is why the Democrats should be.
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Pluralistic: Working class Dems who campaign on economics beat Trumpists in elections (20 Mar 2024)

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Working class Dems who campaign on economics beat Trumpists in elections: But they rarely beat the Dem establishment in primaries.
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