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[Cory Doctorow] With An Audacious Plan To Halt The Internet’s Enshittification And Throw It Into Reverse (hackaday.com)

submitted 2 months ago by mesamunefire to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does that invalidate his point regarding enshittification?

I think it might matter if Cory came out and said, I am starting an org with the resources to fix it. But I don’t see how this tidbit is relevant for a guy who coined the term about what’s happening here and has been beating the drum about the problem.

[–] kautau 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah this feels like a “no true Scot” fallacy to me, where anything he says should be invalid because of his wife’s position, which is false

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only if you take it that way. I've said nothing about his point being questionable, and it wasn't my intent.

For me this is more about that his status as a free software/internet icon for well over a decade should be tempered, if only slightly, by knowledge of what pays his bills.

[–] Benjaben 2 points 2 months ago

FWIW you've been level-headed throughout the thread and it does seem like a valid note to me. It's not like, damning, as you've pointed out yourself, it doesn't magically invalidate his work. But it does seem odd to me and I'm glad you pointed it out, and the response you've been getting seems weird and disproportionate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Cory has self styled and been treated as a free software icon for well over a decade. The whole enshittification thing is just the latest thing to bring him back into the public eye.

It doesn't invalidate his point whatsoever, but it's important to know that what pays his bills is all.