veebee@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCory Doctorow New Book: Enshitificationwww.kickstarter.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down113
arrow-up1303arrow-down1external-linkCory Doctorow New Book: Enshitificationwww.kickstarter.comveebee@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up101arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoThe first half of the book is great. The second half has ads that take up more and more of the page until you reach a page that is just ads and a QR code. When you scan the code, it takes you to a website asking you to pay a subscription for the remaining pages. (If you rate five stars, they send a 10% discount code to your email and add you to a newsletter list without an unsubscribe button.)
minus-squarelefixxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoLoL I thought you were serious for a second
minus-squareAntEater@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 days agoJust a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.
minus-squaremrmule@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 days agoIsn’t that the point though? The book enshittifies Or am I missing the ironic tone?
minus-squareckmnstr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoDo you have any screenshots? And is it the retail version or is it some early version? Retail’s supposed to only come out in October.
minus-squareGlenRambo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoHonestly believable though. What better way to be subversive.
The first half of the book is great.
The second half has ads that take up more and more of the page until you reach a page that is just ads and a QR code.
When you scan the code, it takes you to a website asking you to pay a subscription for the remaining pages.
(If you rate five stars, they send a 10% discount code to your email and add you to a newsletter list without an unsubscribe button.)
LoL I thought you were serious for a second
Just a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.
Isn’t that the point though? The book enshittifies
Or am I missing the ironic tone?
Do you have any screenshots? And is it the retail version or is it some early version? Retail’s supposed to only come out in October.
It’s a joke, mate.
Honestly believable though. What better way to be subversive.
Oh, woosh…
Whoosh