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@pluralistic It's funny how Mark Carney's 2025 book "The Hinge: Time To Build An Even Better Canada" (ISBN 9780771024955) completely disappeared from publishing schedules, now seemingly pushed out into the 2030s ...

My next book is *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*, out next month. Pre-order it now, including as a DRM-free audiobook or ebook, at my Kickstarter, and help me continue to prove that DRM-free isn't just the *right* way to reach an audience, it's also the *best* way to reach them:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai eof/

@pluralistic The ox video is interesting, but idk, I think the vidsmith should be docked brownie points for not citing any sources on a post-Plagiarism-and-You(Tube) platform. Bars like 'feudalism is just a supply chain with a crown' had to be remixed from somewhere

Politicians are responsible for much enshitification and democratic freedom is under threat across the board.This is a problem in all democracies, including Canada. Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, is an example. Ontario needs to recall him.Cory, would you please boost our petition to recall Mr. Ford? https://www.change.org/RecallFord@pluralistic

And there are always the quislings who will argue that making the rich pay will lower stock prices and that will affect everyone's retirement savings. As if there are no solutions to that. @pluralistic

I'm coming to #Guelph, Ontario TODAY (May to deliver the Musagetes Lecture:https://riverrun.ca/whats-on/guelph-lecture-on-being-2026/eof/

@pluralistic I read the emailed version, well worth the read. A hopeful take on the building coalitions against American Big Tech. The dark before the dawn of a new, better tech ecosystem.

@pluralistic Great read: Love his use of a new (to me) word: the Gretacene: the wholesale shift away from fossil fuels to renewables and the devices they power.