Today's threads (a thread)

[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

My 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 latest nonfiction book is the internationally bestselling "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, 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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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Upcoming appearances:

* #SaltLakeCity: Enshittification at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (Tanner Humanities Center), Feb 18
https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/cory-doctorow/

* #Montreal (remote): Fedimtl, Feb 24
https://fedimtl.ca/

* #Victoria: 28th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit, Mar 3-5
https://www.rebootcommunications.com/event/vipss2026/

* #Berkeley: Bioneers keynote, Mar 27
https://conference.bioneers.org/

* #Berlin: Re:publica, May 18-20
https://re-publica.com/de/news/rp26-sprecher-cory-doctorow

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #Berlin: Enshittification at Otherland Books, May 19
https://www.otherland-berlin.de/de/event-details/cory-doctorow.html

* #HayOnWye: HowTheLightGetsIn, May 22-25
https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay/big-ideas-2

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

Recent appearances:

* Why Everything Got Worse and What to Do About It (Jordan Harbinger)
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/cory-doctorow-why-everything-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it/

* How the Internet Got Worse (Masters in Business)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auXlkuVhxMo

* Enshittification (Jon Favreau/Offline):
https://crooked.com/podcast/the-enshittification-of-the-internet-with-cory-doctorow/

* Why Big Tech is a Trap for Independent Creators (Stripper News)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmYDyz8AMZ0

* Enshittification (Creative Nonfiction podcast)
https://brendanomeara.com/episode-507-enshittification-author-cory-doctorow-believes-in-a-new-good-internet/

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[pluralistic@mamot.fr]

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[scottymace@infosec.exchange]

@pluralistic Everyone is comparing our current "situation" with Orwell, Kafka, etc. I think Terry Gilliam's "Brazil", (which has inspiration from those previous authors). Enshittified corporatized public services, and disinformation whipping a weary public into submission. Thankfully we have folks like you as our Harry Tuttles.

[jackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com]

@scottymace @pluralistic

I had a similar thought some time ago; how sometimes it feels like we don't just live in the most ridiculous timeline – it feels more intentional than that. Like we live in a #SimulationTheory dark comedy.

'Brazil', but made real.

I wonder what kind of advertising runs in-between the gags? And what kind of drugs the writers are using?

[gobabu@mastodon.social]

@scottymace @pluralistic

Buttle. Harry Buttle. Read the receipt.

[tonyjwells@mastodon.social]

@scottymace @pluralistic

I'd add a bit of 'Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future' into the mix. Dangerous advertising, a deepfake, and AI.