That’s a good read. Doctorow is usually a good read. It’s been interesting hearing a lot of capitalists recently bringing up how “government is just the biggest business” (Muskrat) in what seems like an attempt to divert the current growing animosity toward private ownership. Reading the article, it’s pretty clear the necessary gov’t role in a working capitalist society.
It’s interesting, because even the site that helped spring Doctorow’s career to where it is now, BoingBoing, is experiencing its own type of enshittification to stay alive.
That’s a good read. Doctorow is usually a good read. It’s been interesting hearing a lot of capitalists recently bringing up how “government is just the biggest business” (Muskrat) in what seems like an attempt to divert the current growing animosity toward private ownership. Reading the article, it’s pretty clear the necessary gov’t role in a working capitalist society.
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It’s interesting, because even the site that helped spring Doctorow’s career to where it is now, BoingBoing, is experiencing its own type of enshittification to stay alive.