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## Pluralistic: The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury (17 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury: Amnesia is video games' default state.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: Sony DRM nonpology; Misprinted prefab houses; Canada's repair law can't be fixed; BNL's USB-stick release; Pornoscanners vs pleats; The Internet will always suck.
- 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 November 17, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags ahistory, amnesia, bruce sterling, bruces, drm, games, gdc, stop killing games, video games1 Comment on Pluralistic: The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury (17 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: Zohran Mamdani's world-class photocopier-kicker (15 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- Zohran Mamdani's world-class photocopier-kicker: Lina Khan has plans for New York City.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: Pirate code in Sony rootkit; Tim Wu on "New Monopolists"; Supersonic chirps in ads; Fordite; Sony's rootkit uninstaller leaves computers insecure; Anne Frank Foundation's copyfraud.
- 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 November 15, 2025November 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags corruption, lina khan, municipalism, new york city, nyc, photocopier kickers, trustbusting, unconscionability, zohran mamdani, zorhan mamdaniLeave a comment on Pluralistic: Zohran Mamdani's world-class photocopier-kicker (15 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: For-profit healthcare is the problem, not (just) private equity (13 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- For-profit healthcare is the problem, not (just) private equity: Competition can't solve the hospice problem.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: Inner-tube laces; NZ MPs ejected for talking about sexual assault; Snowden's opsec advice; Xi on interop.
- 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 November 13, 2025November 13, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags antitrust, competition, economics, Elle Rothermich, healthcare, law and political economy, lpe, m4a, markets, medicare for all, private equityLeave a comment on Pluralistic: For-profit healthcare is the problem, not (just) private equity (13 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: A tale of three customer service chatbots (12 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- A tale of three customer service chatbots: Two were worse than useless, one betrayed its masters.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: General strike; We won't fly; Green tea doesn't promote weight-loss.
- 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 November 11, 2025November 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags 99 percent invisible, 99pi, ai, artificial intelliegence, chatbots, Chris Colin, customer service, enshittification, labor, llms, sludge7 Comments on Pluralistic: A tale of three customer service chatbots (12 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: Theodora Goss's 'Letters From an Imaginary Country' (11 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- Theodora Goss's 'Letters From an Imaginary Country': Short stories so expertly spun you'll hardly know you've been ensnared.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: "Agent To the Stars"; Smart TV spying; 3D printing and the law; Google open sources AI; Microchip "dark matter."
- 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 November 11, 2025November 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags books, fantasy, folklore, gift guide, gothic, hungary, intertextuality, magyar, monsters, remix, reviews, science fiction, sf, sff, short stories, theodora goss, writingLeave a comment on Pluralistic: Theodora Goss's 'Letters From an Imaginary Country' (11 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: "Flexible labor" is a euphemism for "derisking capital" (10 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- "Flexible labor" is a euphemism for "derisking capital": It's a zero-sum game.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: Corrupt CDs; 10,000 wax cylinders; EU wants copyright on links; Sony rootkit; Humbling math-papers; Chelsea Manning on Aaron Swartz; "Boundless Realms."
- 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 November 10, 2025November 10, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags algorithmic wage discrimination, class war, enshittification, enshittification of labor, gig economy, labor, lyft, precarity, uberLeave a comment on Pluralistic: "Flexible labor" is a euphemism for "derisking capital" (10 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: Facebook's fraud files (08 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- Facebook's fraud files: 10% of gross ad revenue coming from fraudulent ads.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: FOIA for Theresa May; Paid patriotism; Antiusurpation.
- 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 November 8, 2025November 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags ad-tech, ads, business, enshittification, facebook, fraud, leaks, meta, too big to careLeave a comment on Pluralistic: Facebook's fraud files (08 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: The enshittification of labor (07 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- The enshittification of labor: Pavlina Tcherneva, getting her peanut butter in my chocolate.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: 3D printing with tape-guns; TPP is the worst; HP ends customers' lives.
- 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 November 7, 2025November 15, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags class struggle, economics, enshittification, jobs guarantee, labor, Labor Economics, nairu, pavlina tcherneva2 Comments on Pluralistic: The enshittification of labor (07 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world (06 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world: If reality doesn't fit the theory, ignore reality.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: The Master Switch; Dueling useless machines; Chrome delists Symantec; Someone tried to buy the UK; "Made to Kill"; #Audiblegate; Sony lies about de-rootkitifier; “Aurora”; Bluesky and enshittification; Polostan; New Zealand's 3 strikes law; Open Kinekt drivers; Co-op platforms vs Uber; Chelsea Manning's surveillance reform bill.
- 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.

Continue reading "Pluralistic: The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world (06 Nov 2025)"

Author Cory DoctorowPosted on November 6, 2025November 6, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags ad-tech, Aline Blankertz, antitrust, Brianna Rock, chicago school economics, economics, enshittification, eu, european commission, fitbit, google, mergers, monopolies, neoliberalism, Nicholas Shaxson, predatory acquisitions, scholarship, vertical mergers3 Comments on Pluralistic: The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world (06 Nov 2025)

## Pluralistic: "Science Comics Computers: How Digital Hardware Works" (05 Nov 2025)



# Today's links

- "Science Comics Computers: How Digital Hardware Works": Steampunk dinosaurs scratch-build a pressurized air-based, Turing complete, universal von Neumann machine.
- Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
- Object permanence: Google Print vs Great Ormond; Lincolnbot; "Zoo City"; Killed by your tapeworm's cancer; NZ Colossus; How to have cancer.
- 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.

Continue reading "Pluralistic: "Science Comics Computers: How Digital Hardware Works" (05 Nov 2025)"

Author Cory DoctorowPosted on November 5, 2025Categories UncategorizedTags books, bunnie huang, comics, computer science, cypherpunks, dinosaurs, education, gift guide, graphic novels, hardware hackers, kids, reviews, steampunkLeave a comment on Pluralistic: "Science Comics Computers: How Digital Hardware Works" (05 Nov 2025)

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## Previous editions

- Pluralistic: The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury (17 Nov 2025)
- Pluralistic: Zohran Mamdani's world-class photocopier-kicker (15 Nov 2025)
- Pluralistic: For-profit healthcare is the problem, not (just) private equity (13 Nov 2025)
- Pluralistic: A tale of three customer service chatbots (12 Nov 2025)
- Pluralistic: Theodora Goss's 'Letters From an Imaginary Country' (11 Nov 2025)



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