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Korora rated Enshittification: 4 stars

Cory Doctorow: Enshittification (Hardcover, MCD)

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify.

We’re living through …

Korora finished reading Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can …

Easy, enjoyable read that outlines the fall (snatching) of tech into the clutches of a handful of corporations intent of encapture/enclosure of tech/data and maximum extraction of value for their shareholders.

Some good explanation of the problem with obvious corporate examples and some of the drivers. Although as some others have mentioned it could benefit from some deeper history of the examples.

One potential contradiction that could have been explored is tech workers holding the line against enshittification for many years while at the same time being paid in large part with stock.

In general a great read and introduction to the problems to people outside the world of tech.

Korora rated Less Is More: 5 stars

Jason Hickel: Less Is More (2021, Penguin Random House)

Less Is More by Jason Hickel

The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to …

Korora finished reading Less Is More by Jason Hickel

The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …

Blasted through this book in a few sittings. Its a well structured exploration of the position humanity (and the planet) is in, how we got here, and why we need to change direction and priorities asap.

Korora wants to read The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson: The Ministry for the Future (Paperback, 2021, Orbit)

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson

Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …

Korora wants to read Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #7)

Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks: Look to Windward (Paperback, 2001, Orbit)

Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks (Culture, #7)

It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.

It led to the destruction of two …

Korora wants to read Inversions by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #6)

Iain M. Banks: Inversions (1999, Time Warner Books Uk)

Inversions by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #6)

Korora started reading Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)

Iain M. Banks: Excession (Paperback, 1997, Orbit)

Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)

Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun …

Korora rated The Lost Cause: 5 stars

Cory Doctorow: The Lost Cause (Paperback, 2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow

It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry …

Korora finished reading The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow

It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But …

Really enjoyed his book. It highlights the 'doing' Solarpunk to get to the world we want but includes plenty of conflict with those who want to go back to the world they 'remember'.