Pluralistic: JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine's "Against Tech Oligarchy" (07 Nov 2026)

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JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine's "Against Tech Oligarchy": Inventing a new labor playbook for a unique and powerful industry.
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Object permanence: EMI x Gnutella; ETCON photos; Piracy loss claims are "self-serving hyperbole"; Shareholder supremacy let Google conquer and enshittify the world; Cat causes kernel panic; HK erupts; National Guard x 1 weed plant; Enshittification of labor.
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Bragging about replacing coders with AI is a sales-pitch: The reality is more complex.
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Object permanence: David Byrne vs Spotify; India's porn ban; Qanon ARG; Contextual ads; Leveraged buyouts aren't mortgages.
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Mass tech worker layoffs and the soft landing: Finally, the non-tech sector can hire technical workers.
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