Shout out to Cory Doctorow
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Author of Enshittification.
Heres his blog: https://craphound.com/
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I'm a few chapters in. His explanation about the enshittification of Facebook, iPhone, Amazon and Twitter are clear and concise. For premium spotify members, the audiobook is available for free:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BxJtusAxpM0kqomDrtUNB?si=b0e621082717451fHaving listened to the section on amazon I will refrain from pasting a link to purchasing the book on their platform.
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I haven't read the book but have heard a number of interviews with Cory Doctorow and read a number of related new articles and blog posts, such as https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-general-theory-of-enshittification . The concept of enshittification really resonates with me as I look around. The internet and, to be honest, a lot of other things seemed so much more promising a decade ago. I remember Doctorow said a few times that one of the root causes is the rise of near-monopolies and oligopolies. Which could easily be applied to our two political parties and lots outside of FAANG as well. We've lost our ability to police such organizations. Anyways, just wanted to say I really like Cory and will check out the audiobook.
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@ilam.fields me too.
Having a name for this phenomenon with a clear, common definition is a public service when these concepts sometimes feel too broad and abstract for most people to get (and keep) their heads around.