veebee@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoCory Doctorow New Book: Enshitificationwww.kickstarter.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down114
arrow-up1305arrow-down1external-linkCory Doctorow New Book: Enshitificationwww.kickstarter.comveebee@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up103arrow-down1·edit-25 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-up23·5 days agoLoL I thought you were serious for a second
minus-squaremrmule@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-25 days agoIsn’t that the point though? The book enshittifies Or am I missing the ironic tone?
minus-squareAntEater@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoJust a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.
minus-squareckmnstr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 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-up13·5 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
Isn’t that the point though? The book enshittifies
Or am I missing the ironic tone?
Just a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.
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.
Whoosh
It’s a joke, mate.
Honestly believable though. What better way to be subversive.
Oh, woosh…