Pluralistic: Middlemen without enshittification; The Bezzle excerpt (Part II) (19 Feb 2024)

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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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Pluralistic: Apple to EU: "Go fuck yourself" (06 Feb 2024)

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Apple to EU: "Go fuck yourself": The dictionary definition of malicious compliance.
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Pluralistic: Worker misclassification is a competition issue (02 Feb 2024)

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Worker misclassification is a competition issue: Corrupt employers created a market for lemons.
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Pluralistic: An Epic antitrust loss for Google (12 Dec 2023)

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An Epic antitrust loss for Google: They can't help but put it in writing.
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Pluralistic: The conservative movement is cracking up (14 Nov 2023)

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The conservative movement is cracking up: It's not just Trumpism – antitrust is an emerging fracture line.
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Pluralistic: Amazon is a ripoff (06 Nov 2023)

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Amazon is a ripoff: New Amazon paradox just dropped.
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Pluralistic: Podcasting "Microincentives and Enshittification" (24 Oct 2023)

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Podcasting "Microincentives and Enshittification": They’ve run out of lands to conquer and they’re taking it out on you.
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Pluralistic: In defense of bureaucratic competence (23 Oct 2023)

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In defense of bureaucratic competence: The nine most uplifting words in the English language: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
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Pluralistic: How Google's trial secrecy lets it control the coverage; The Lost Cause prologue, part III (09 Oct 2023)

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How Google's trial secrecy lets it control the coverage: You got it wrong, but we won't tell you how.
The Lost Cause prologue, part III: Going viral in the free world.
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Pluralistic: Google's enshittification memos (03 Oct 2023)

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Google's enshittification memos: Truly, Big Tech can't stop telling on itself.
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