Pluralistic: Tiktok's enshittification (21 Jan 2023)

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Tiktok's enshittification: The company manually allocates surplus to creators, and they can take it away again, too.
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Pluralistic: 17 Aug 2022: Chokepoint Capitalism Kickstarter is live

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Kickstarting the "Chokepoint Capitalism" audiobook: We wrote a book that Amazon won't sell.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021.
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