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Pluralistic: Plenty of room at the bottom (of the tech stack) (29 Sep 2025)
Today's links
Plenty of room at the bottom (of the tech stack): Apple is out of low-hanging fruit.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: "Julia," HP DRM talk; Atheists know more theology than "Christians"; D&D v MMORPGs; Scandanavia's CSAM filter-creep; Snowden's on Twitter; Limbaugh says Martian water is a leftist plot.
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on September 28, 2025September 30, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags disenshittification, enshittification, eurostack, floss, New Good Internet, privacy, security, ui, usability, ux, vulgar thatcherism4 Comments on Pluralistic: Plenty of room at the bottom (of the tech stack) (29 Sep 2025)
Pluralistic: How twiddling enshittifies your brain (28 Jul 2025)
Today's links
How twiddling enshittifies your brain: They preferentially mess with the stuff you rely on the most.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: Used books economics; Adbusters sf; Branson vs virgins; Shark knife; Protesters must pledge souls to Satan; Cop "unions" aren't; Afterland.
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags congnitive harms, Edward Lenzo, enshittification, memex, memex method, Michael J Ardoline, moral harms, outboard brain, platform decay, twiddling, ui, ux2 Comments on Pluralistic: How twiddling enshittifies your brain (28 Jul 2025)
Pluralistic: AI and the fatfinger economy (02 May 2025)
Today's links
AI and the fatfinger economy: Every slip of the finger is money in the bank.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: 2015, 2020, 2024
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 2, 2025May 3, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags ai, artificial intelligence, big tech, business, g plus, google plus, growth stocks, incentives matter, kpis, ui, ux, video streaming1 Comment on Pluralistic: AI and the fatfinger economy (02 May 2025)
Pluralistic: The paradox of choice screens (12 Aug 2024)
Today's links
The paradox of choice screens: What does a post-Google world look like?
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2009, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on August 12, 2024September 2, 2024Categories UncategorizedTags behavioral economics, browsers, choice screens, defaults matter, dma, doj v google, eu, google, mobile, mozilla, remedies, scholarship, ux2 Comments on Pluralistic: The paradox of choice screens (12 Aug 2024)
The Fatfinger Economy
Don’t touch that dial!
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” — Ian Fleming, Goldfinger
“Follow the money.” — William Goldman, All the President’s Men
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 15, 2022October 14, 2023Categories MediumTags Dark Patterns, Recommendation Systems, Reward Hacking, ux, youtube-dl
Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2021
Today's links
SCOTUS to wrongfully accused terrorists: "drop dead": Kavanaugh finds new ways to be wrong.
Intuit sabotages the Child Tax Credit: Bad web-design is a choice.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on June 29, 2021July 1, 2022Categories UncategorizedTags child tax credit, freefile, gwot, intuit, irs, law, sabotage, scotus, transunion, ux, war on terror, web design1 Comment on Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2021
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Pluralistic: Why aren't AI companies competing directly with their customers? (13 Jul 2026)
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