Gotcha! Enshittification w/ Cory Doctorow (replay)

Computer Says Maybe · Jan 6, 2026 · 56m · transcript

Welcome to the final boss of scams in the age of technology: Enshittification

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We’re replaying five deep conversations over the Christmas period for you to listen to on your travels and downtime — please enjoy!

Is platformisation essentially just an industrial level scam? We will deep-dive the enshittification playbook to understand how companies lock users into decaying platforms, and get away with it. Cory shares ideas on what we can do differently to turn tide. Listen to learn what a ‘chickenised reverse centaur’ is…

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