Cory Doctorow#5yrsago Terra Nullius https://pluralistic.net/2020/08/11/nor-glom-of-nit/#terra-nullius
#5yrsago Uber lost $4b in H1/2020 https://pluralistic.net/2020/08/10/folksy-monopolists/#bezzled
#5yrsago Warren Buffet, monopolist https://pluralistic.net/2020/08/10/folksy-monopolists/#folksy-monopolists
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Cory DoctorowSaturday's threads: Millionaire on billionaire violence; and more!
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/114999182656097109
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Cory DoctorowMy latest novel is "Picks and Shovels," a historical technothriller set in the Weird Era of the PC, about Ponzi schemes, techbros, and the dawn of enshittification:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865908/picksandshovels
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My next nonfiction book is "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," out from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux on October 7:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/
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Cory DoctorowMy ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
https://craphound.com/shop/
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Cory DoctorowUpcoming appearances:
* #Ithaca: AD White keynote (Cornell), Sep 12
https://deanoffaculty.cornell.edu/events/keynote-cory-doctorow-professor-at-large/
* #DC: Enshittification at Politics and Prose, Oct 8
https://politics-prose.com/cory-doctorow-10825
* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow25
* #NewOrleans: DeepSouthCon63, Oct 10-12, 2025
http://www.contraflowscifi.org/
* #Miami: Enshittification at Books & Books, Nov 5
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-1504647263469
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Cory DoctorowUpcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #SanFrancisco: Enshittification at Public Works (The Booksmith), Oct 20
https://app.gopassage.com/events/doctorow25
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Cory DoctorowRecent appearances:
* Tariffs vs IP Law (Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFABFe-5-uQ
* ORG at 20: In conversation with Maria Farrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9H2An_D6io
* Why aren't we controlling our own tech? (Co-Op Congress)
https://www.youtube.com/live/GLrDwHgeCy4?si=NUWxPphk0FS_3g9J&t=4409
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Cavyherd@pluralistic@mamot.fr
"Good policymaking consists of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome)."
My favorite formulation of this notion: "If it doesn't work, do it harder."
punIssuer@cavyherd@wandering.shop As a programmer, I've heard: "XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve your problem, you're not using enough of it…"
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Clayfoot@cavyherd@wandering.shop @pluralistic@mamot.fr It's not all wrong. Mass vaccination is giving shots over and over again, but expecting a different outcome, like the end of polio or measles.
punIssuer@clayfoot@mastodon.social true, but you can see a different distribution of outcomes between those who already got them and those who haven't @cavyherd@wandering.shop @pluralistic@mamot.fr
punIssuer@clayfoot@mastodon.social true, but you can see a different distribution of outcomes between those who already got them and those who haven't @cavyherd@wandering.shop @pluralistic@mamot.fr