Pluralistic: They brick you because they can (24 May 2024)

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They brick you because they can: Samsung and Spotify are too big to care (and that's just the 'S'es).
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Pluralistic: Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp (23 May 2024)

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Red Lobster was killed by private equity, not Endless Shrimp: Using class warfare as cover for looting.
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Pluralistic: Even if you think AI search could be good, it won't be good (15 May 2024)

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Even if you think AI search could be good, it won't be good: It's just too goddamned easy to cheat.
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Pluralistic: Algorithmic feeds are a twiddler's playground (11 May 2024)

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Algorithmic feeds are a twiddler's playground: "They 'trust me.' Dumb fucks."
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Pluralistic: AI is a WMD (09 May 2024)

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AI is a WMD: Advon is a force-multiplier for enshittification.
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Pluralistic: The disenshittified internet starts with loyal "user agents" (07 May 2024)

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The disenshittified internet starts with loyal "user agents": A tool should work for its user, not its manufacturer.
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Pluralistic: The specific process by which Google enshittified its search (24 Apr 2024)

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The specific process by which Google enshittified its search: Ed Zitron has Prabhakar Raghavan bang to rights.
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Pluralistic: No, "convenience" isn't the problem (12 Apr 2024)

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No, "convenience" isn't the problem: Enshittification isn't caused by "lazy consumers."
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Pluralistic: Too big to care (04 Apr 2024)

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Too big to care: Enshittification is a choice.
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Pluralistic: Meatspace twiddling (26 Mar 2024)

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Meatspace twiddling: Cyberspace may never evert, but it can certainly prolapse.
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