Category: enshittification
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You Have the Right to Remain Innocent
I recently read a book that my son bought for me for a recent Christmas. I found You Have the Right to Remain Innocent by James Duane an interesting read. There are many examples in the book of instances where talking to the police went terribly wrong. The advice given is that the only thing…
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Ensittification – Amazon Example
At dinner last night, I talked to a young author about her book and in particular her sales on Amazon. As was indicated in Enshittification, Amazon takes an enormous percentage of the sales price, in addition to fees to have a store. Amazon sales lose money. But the author feels she must be on Amazon…
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Exit Farming: Survival in an Enshittified World
Cory Doctorow gave us the word Enshittification. Sean Carlton gives us the manual. Exit Farming starts from a blunt recognition: the system is not broken. The exhaustion, the subscriptions, the debt, the fragility—these are successful outcomes. They keep people dependent and predictable. Carlton’s contribution is not rage or reform, but literacy. Learn how systems farm…
