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Autoenshittification. How the computer killed capitalism. – by Cory Doctorow

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Post by jmclnx »

>Yanis Varoufakis proposes that capitalism has died — but it wasn’t replaced by socialism. Rather, capitalism has given way to feudalism:

This to me is what is really happening. A good symbol of this is income inequality and to a lesser extent, no real action on climate change.

Eventually, the "lords" will be in their castles were we most people bake. The "knights" could be the tech people.

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Post by whynotmaybe »

WillPostForFood wrote: post #3
gigel82 wrote: post #2

" Read the full story with a free account. - Sign up with Google - Sign up with Facebook - Sign up with email "

yup, enshittification at work! https://archive.li/wT815

If their business model needs me to create an account, I won't "steal" their revenue by using archive, I'll just bypass the article entirely.

Re: Autoenshittification. How the computer killed capitalism. – by Cory Doctorow

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Post by _aavaa_ »

whynotmaybe wrote: post #8
WillPostForFood wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yup, enshittification at work! https://archive.li/wT815

If their business model needs me to create an account, I won't "steal" their revenue by using archive, I'll just bypass the article entirely.

Same article directly on the author's personal site:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/#kitt-is-a-de...

Re: Autoenshittification. How the computer killed capitalism. – by Cory Doctorow

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Post by klyrs »

sameOldPpl wrote: post #4

More of this from the aging generations, huh? https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/comic-book-c... Same with jazz, DnD, same with rock music, same with rap No one seems to have much rage for the environment, just their mind palace

Do you have a cogent argument as to why technofeudalism is either not sweeping the world, or is ultimately beneficial to its serfs?
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