Pluralistic: The enshittification of garage-door openers reveals a vast and deadly rot (09 Nov 2023)

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The enshittification of garage-door openers reveals a vast and deadly rot: Firms undisciplined by competition, regulation, or self-help measures.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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The Open Courts Act isn't open enough: America's laws should be free.
AT&T customer complains…via WSJ ad: 90-year-old Aaron Epstein has had it.
Amazon's brutal warehouse "megacycle": Take a 10-hour graveyard shift or lose your job.
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Organic fascism: The Pastel Q/organic food crossover.
Stop the "Stop the Steal" steal: My op-ed on ES&S's bullying of e-voting critics.
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