Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

Last session we read up to the chapter titled, ‘The End of Self Help’. We discussed where we can see enshittification happening, including in our non-digital world. On June 1st we will be discussing the latter half of the book which will cover what to do about the ‘enshittocene’.

Here is a snippet from the synopsis: "Doctorow enumerates the symptoms, lays out the diagnosis, and identifies the best responses to these diseased platforms: the monopolies online must be shattered. Companies too big to fail or to jail - and much too big to care - must be cut down to size. Only an attack on corporate power will permit effective regulation and real privacy. Tech unions must protect the workers who should, in turn, defend us against their bosses' sadism and greed."