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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · activity timestamp 46 min. ago

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: The age of disinvention; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/25/gammamax/

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A 1960s family living room in which a mom, dad and two kids are mesmerized by a cabinet-style TV. The image has been altered. The TV has an early 1990s VCR atop it. The TV screen is displaying a cross-sectioned human head with brains and spine on display. A huge fist has materialized in the room, with bloody spiked knuckle-dusters, smashing into the VCR. The oil painting over the sofa has been replaced with a pulp image of a male head, its cranium removed and replaced by a dome. Inside the dome is a red eight-segment VCR clock, displaying 12:00. The background in the painting is a tangle of cassette tape. The whole image's colors have been boosted, giving it an overexposed look.

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · activity timestamp 44 min. ago

Upcoming appearances:

* #London: AI and the Enshittification of the Media, NUJ (Sep 2)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the-enshittification-of-the-media-tickets-1997771682882

* #Brighton: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI with Carole Cadwalladr (Brighton Dome), Sep 8
https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LSC-cory-doctorow-the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai/

* #Manchester: Take Back Big Tech with Jovan Owusu-Nepaul (House of Books and Friends), Sep 11
https://ma.to/event/cory-doctorow-house-of-books-and-friends-11-sep-2026

* #London: Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI with Riley Quinn (Foyle's Picadilly), Sep 9
https://www.foyles.co.uk/events/enshittification-cory-doctorow-riley-quinn

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AI and the Enshittification of the Media

What's gone wrong with the media? We've seen decades of decline and collapse as business models make millions for shareholders.

Mato Events

Cory Doctorow in Conversation in Manchester | Mato

Sep 11 · House of Books and Friends, Manchester. Celebrate the launch of Take Back Big Tech with science fiction author, activist, and journalist Cory…

https://www.foyles.co.uk/events/enshittification-cory-doctorow-riley-quinn

Brighton Dome

Cory Doctorow / Talks / What's On - Brighton Dome

The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · activity timestamp 44 min. ago

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #SouthBend: An Evening With Cory Doctorow (Notre Dame), Oct 6
https://franco.nd.edu/events/2026/10/06/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow/

* #Hudson, OH: Hudson Library, Oct 7
https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=3850&EventID=596952&PK=

* #Victoria: Munro's Books, Oct 20
https://www.munrobooks.com/events/6113620261020

* #Vancouver: BC Policy Solutions Gala, Nov 12
https://bcpolicy.ca/gala/

IN-PERSON: New York Times Bestselling Author, Cory Doctorow, Author of The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI

In this short, provocative guide, award-winning author Cory Doctorow outlines the good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around the topic. Kirkus Reviews calls the book “An eye-opening take on AI…sharply worded, irreverent, and deadly serious call to see through the sleight-of-hand performance of AI promoters.” This program is sponsored by the Hudson Library’s Fl

An Evening with Cory Doctorow | Munro's Books

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2026 Fundraising Gala

Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker at BC Policy Solutions fundraising Gala in Vancouver on November 12, 2026. Get your tickets today!

Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good

An Evening with Cory Doctorow

On Tuesday, October 6, 5:00-6:30 p.m., the Franco Institute will host a free public event with Cory Doctorow in Leighton Auditorium at the Main Branch o...

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · activity timestamp 43 min. ago

Upcoming appearances:

* London: AI and the Enshittification of the Media, NUJ (Sep 2)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the-enshittification-of-the-media-tickets-1997771682882

* Brighton: Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI with Carole Cadwalladr (Brighton Dome), Sep 8
https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LSC-cory-doctorow-the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai/

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Eventbrite

AI and the Enshittification of the Media

What's gone wrong with the media? We've seen decades of decline and collapse as business models make millions for shareholders.

Brighton Dome

Cory Doctorow / Talks / What's On - Brighton Dome

The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

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Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · activity timestamp 43 min. ago

Recent appearances:

* How Tech Platforms Took Over the Economy (Dystopia Now)
https://sites.libsyn.com/566555/enshittification-and-reverse-centaurs-cory-doctorow-on-how-tech-platforms-took-over-the-economy

* Hope, AI, Fixing the Internet and the Reverse Centaur of it all (Wilosophy)
https://podcastaddict.com/everyone-relax/episode/231414816

* Deflating the AI Bubble (Do Not Pass Go)
https://www.donotpassgo.ca/p/deflating-the-ai-bubble-with-cory

* Technofeudal Enshittification (Fucking Cancelled)
https://www.fuckingcancelled.com/p/technofeudal-enshittification-with

* Who The Machine Serves (EFF)
https://archive.org/details/effecting-change-who-the-machine-serves

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Everyone Relax - WILOSOPHY: Cory Doctorow on Hope, AI, Fixing the Internet and the Reverse Centaur of it all

Listen to Everyone Relax - WILOSOPHY: Cory Doctorow on Hope, AI, Fixing the Internet and the Reverse Centaur of it all by LiSTNR on Podcast Addict. If you've been anywhere online with an interest in AI you'll have heard of author and activist Cory Doctorow. And if you haven't heard of him, you've almost definitely heard of the term he coined; "enshittification" - the glorious experience of platform decay in tech. Corey joins the show ahead of a weekend of talks about his latest book The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to think about artificial intelligence before it's too late. We dive deep into the mechanics of "enshittification," the damage of the power imbalance between tech conglomerates and people, the distrust of corporations and government bodies, and the blind trust of governments in these private companies who are taking our private information and making money off it. Doctorow dismantles the corporate narrative that frames tech dominance as inevitable, explaining how market concentration strips dignity from workers, ruins consumer experiences, and cripples government regulation. From the "reverse centaur" dynamic of labor under automation to actionable operational security advice, Doctorow delivers an insightful, sharp, and hopeful roadmap for reclaiming control of our digital future. Cory Doctoro

Dystopia Now: Enshittification and Reverse Centaurs: Cory Doctorow on How Tech Platforms Took Over the Economy

In this episode, we chat with Cory Doctorow, science fiction author, journalist, and commentator on technology. We discuss the phenomenon of platform enshittification, its relationship to an unregulated tech industry and unorganized workers, monopsony power of platforms, centaurs and reverse centaurs, and his take on AI superintelligence and recursive self-improvement. Find Cory Doctorow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation , his blog and check out his latest two books The Reverse-Centaur's Guide to AI and Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It. The Reverse-Centaur's Guide to AI, June 2026, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, October 2025,

Deflating the AI Bubble with Cory Doctorow

His new book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," critiques the tech industry gobbling up investment on the promise of cutting human jobs

Technofeudal Enshittification with Cory Doctorow

Listen now | Episode 102

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