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

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Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification: A crime thriller of pyramid schemes, faith scams, weird PCs, Reaganomics, punk rock, and San Francisco during the AIDS crisis (and Amazon won't sell it!).
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
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Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
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Dinkclump Linkdump: A rare, out-of-cycle linkdump.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI): The thrilling conclusion!
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The majority of censorship is self-censorship: …But the majority of self-censorship is intentionally cultivated by an outside power.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part V): Keep your hands at 10 and 2.
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Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain: A search monopolist should never do a layoff, buyback or dividend for so long as it's enshittifying.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV): LA Sheriff's Deputies are the most violent gangs in LA.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic is four: Reflections on four years of Memex Method, Phase II.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part III): In which Steve Soul lawyers up.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Middlemen without enshittification: Not every author can be a DIY author.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part II): Let's learn about copyright termination!
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An excerpt from The Bezzle: A George Clinton/Leonard Cohen-inspired royalty-theft caper.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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