Pluralistic: The credit card fee victory is a defeat (28 Mar 2024)

Today's links The credit card fee victory is a defeat: Small cartels beat large industries every time. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep w … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: End of the line for corporate sovereignty (27 Mar 2024)

Today's links End of the line for corporate sovereignty: ISDSes are on the ropes, and not a moment too soon. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Meatspace twiddling (26 Mar 2024)

Today's links Meatspace twiddling: Cyberspace may never evert, but it can certainly prolapse. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'e … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis (25 Mar 2024)

Today's links Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis: We may not know what's in the box, but we can tell if it's been damaged in transit. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. L … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis (25 Mar 2024)

Pluralistic: Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis (25 Mar 2024) Like this: Like Loading... Author Cory DoctorowPosted on March 24, 2024Categories UncategorizedTags apple, boeing, conspiratorialism, corruption, dma, epistemological crisis, epistemology, eu, inequality, … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Someday, we'll all take comfort in the internet's "dark corners" (23 Mar 2024)

Today's links Someday, we'll all take comfort in the internet's "dark corners": The Sea of Enshittification is rising and your online home will eventually be flooded. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to fin … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The antitrust case against Apple (22 Mar 2024)

Today's links The antitrust case against Apple: End of the line for Apple exceptionalism. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep r … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Why Millenials aren't leaving Tiktok (21 Mar 2024)

Today's links Why Millennials aren't leaving Tiktok: It's the same reason that Boomers can't leave Facebook. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Lates … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Working class Dems who campaign on economics beat Trumpists in elections (20 Mar 2024)

Today's links Working class Dems who campaign on economics beat Trumpists in elections: But they rarely beat the Dem establishment in primaries. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent app … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Wellness surveillance makes workers unwell (15 Mar 2024)

Today's links Wellness surveillance makes workers unwell: As ever, the important thing isn't what the gadget does, it's who it does it for and who it does it to. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The Coprophagic AI crisis (14 Mar 2024)

Today's links The Coprophagic AI crisis: Even the mystical account of AI's glorious future fails on its own terms. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, even … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 15 days ago

Pluralistic: Bullies want you to think they're on your side (13 Mar 2024)

Today's links Bullies want you to think they're on your side: Bosses (not migrants) take workers' wages, and corporations (not readers) want writers' money. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Rece … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Your car spies on you and rats you out to insurance companies (12 Mar 2024)

Today's links Your car spies on you and rats you out to insurance companies: Even if you're paying for the product, you're still the product. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. This day in history … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 16 days ago

Pluralistic: The Foilies (11 Mar 2024)

Today's links The Foilies: Come for the self-own, stay for the absurd cop theories. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie (08 Mar 2024)

Today's links Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie: And the everyday miracle of Trusted Research Environments. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and mo … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 20 days ago

Pluralistic: 1900s futurism (07 Mar 2024)

Today's links 1900s futurism: Karl Schroeder on the profound conservativism of 20th Century sf. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 21 days ago

Pluralistic: Electrons, not molecules (06 Mar 2024)

Today's links Electrons, not molecules: Renewables don't generate above-average returns for Exxon's shareholders. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: You can't shop your way out of a monopoly (05 Mar 2024)

Today's links You can't shop your way out of a monopoly: Any election where you vote with your wallet will be won by the people with the thickest wallets. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 24 days ago

Pluralistic: The real problem with anonymity (04 Mar 2024)

Today's links The real problem with anonymity: The banal anonymity of evil. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: You keep rea … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The Cory Doctorow Humble Bundle (03 Mar 2024)

Today's links The Cory Doctorow Humble Bundle: Name your price, get ebooks, back EFF! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more. Latest books: Yo … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 25 days ago

Pluralistic: Brinkwhump Linkdump (02 Mar 2024)

Today's links Brinkwhump Linkdump: A varied mixture for the weekend. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Brinkwhump Linkdump (permalink) Once again, I find myself arriving at t … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 27 days ago

Pluralistic: Amazon's financial shell game let it create an "impossible" monopoly (01 Mar 2024)

Today's links Amazon's financial shell game let it create an "impossible" monopoly: If you think the company's profits come from AWS, you've been suckered, too. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/ … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Lies, damned lies, and Uber (29 Feb 2024)

Today's links Lies, damned lies, and Uber: Uber wants to pay its Toronto drivers $2.50/hour (eh). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading L … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 29 days ago

Pluralistic: When private equity destroys your hospital (28 Feb 2024)

Today's links When private equity destroys your hospital: Looters literally want to kill you. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 29 days ago

Pluralistic: Hypothetical AI election disinformation risks vs real AI harms (27 Feb 2024)

Today's links Hypothetical AI election disinformation risks vs real AI harms: And those real AI harms are priming people to believe disinformation. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Incomplete vs. overshoot (26 Feb 2024)

Today's links Incomplete vs. overshoot: The horseshoe theory is really, really wrong. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading I … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Vice surrenders (24 Feb 2024)

Today's links Vice surrenders: Literally the stupidest publishing strategy I've ever heard of (ever). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023. Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, curren … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Dinkclump Linkdump; The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI) (23 Feb 2024)

Today's links Dinkclump Linkdump: A rare, out-of-cycle linkdump. The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI): The thrilling conclusion! This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Dinkclump Linkdump … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The majority of censorship is self-censorship; The Bezzle excerpt (Part V) (22 Feb 2024)

Today's links The majority of censorship is self-censorship: …But the majority of self-censorship is intentionally cultivated by an outside power. The Bezzle excerpt (Part V): Keep your hands at 10 and 2. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2 … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain; The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV) (21 Feb 2024)

Today's links Google reneged on the monopolistic bargain: A search monopolist should never do a layoff, buyback or dividend for so long as it's enshittifying. The Bezzle excerpt (Part IV): LA Sheriff's Deputies are the most violent gangs in LA. Hey look at this: Delights to delec … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Pluralistic is four; The Bezzle excerpt (Part III) (20 Feb 2024)

Today's links Pluralistic is four: Reflections on four years of Memex Method, Phase II. The Bezzle excerpt (Part III): In which Steve Soul lawyers up. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcomin … | Continue reading


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

Today's links Middlemen without enshittification: Not every author can be a DIY author. The Bezzle excerpt (Part II): Let's learn about copyright termination! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcom … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: An excerpt from The Bezzle (17 Feb 2024)

Today's links An excerpt from The Bezzle: A George Clinton/Leonard Cohen-inspired royalty-theft caper. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Come see me on tour; How America's oligarchs lull us the be-your-own-boss fairy tale (16 Feb 2024)

Today's links How America's oligarchs lull us the be-your-own-boss fairy tale: Temporarily embarrassed millionaires aren't born, they're made. Come see me on tour!: LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Phoenix, Portland, Providence, Boston, New York City, Toronto, San … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: How a billionaire's mediocre pump-and-dump "book" became a "bestseller" (15 Feb 2024)

Today's links How a billionaire's mediocre pump-and-dump "book" became a "bestseller": A convincer to prolong the bezzle. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Prison-tech is a brutal scam – and a harbinger of your future (14 Feb 2024)

Today's links Prison-tech is a brutal scam – and a harbinger of your future: My next novel predicts the present. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Kelly Link's "Book of Love" (13 Feb 2023)

Today's links Kelly Link's "Book of Love": A deceptively quirky tale with rusty razors at its core. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, cur … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Big Tech disrupted disruption (08 Feb 2024)

Today's links Big Tech disrupted disruption: We don't have to care, we're the phone company. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current re … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes (07 Feb 2024)

Today's links The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes: Monopoly destroyed America's high-tech capacity. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current wri … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: How I got scammed (05 Feb 2024)

Today's links How I got scammed: And why AI will make it worse. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading How I got scammed (perm … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Worker misclassification is a competition issue (02 Feb 2024)

Today's links Worker misclassification is a competition issue: Corrupt employers created a market for lemons. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing pro … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses (31 Jan 2024)

Today's links Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses: A little bit of nonsensewatching for a Wednesday. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearance … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: My McLuhan lecture on enshittification (30 Jan 2024)

Today's links My McLuhan lecture on enshittification: Live from Berlin. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading My McLuhan lecture on enshi … | Continue reading


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Pluralistic: I assure you, an AI didn't write a terrible "George Carlin" routine (29 Jan 2024)

Today's links I assure you, an AI didn't write a terrible "George Carlin" routine: The Mechanical Turk would like to have a word with all of us. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/rece … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 2 months ago

Pluralistic: Solar is a market for (financial) lemons (27 Jan 2024)

Today's links Solar is a market for (financial) lemons: Our Slow AIs have an alignment problem. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current readi … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 2 months ago

Pluralistic: The long sleep of capitalism's watchdogs (26 Jan 2024)

Today's links The long sleep of capitalism's watchdogs: "Self-regulation is to regulation as self-importance is to importance." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, c … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 2 months ago

Pluralistic: Tabs give me superpowers (25 Jan 2024)

Today's links Tabs give me superpowers: Lifehacks are good, actually. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading Tabs give me superpower … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 2 months ago

Pluralistic: How lock-in hurts design (24 Jan 2024)

Today's links How lock-in hurts design: Felonizing the desire path. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2024 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading How lock-in hurts design … | Continue reading


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