veebee@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCory Doctorow New Book: Enshitificationwww.kickstarter.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down111
arrow-up1282arrow-down1external-linkCory Doctorow New Book: Enshitificationwww.kickstarter.comveebee@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down1·edit-21 month 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-up21·1 month agoLoL I thought you were serious for a second
minus-squaremrmule@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-21 month agoIsn’t that the point though? The book enshittifies Or am I missing the ironic tone?
minus-squareAntEater@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 month agoJust a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.
minus-squareckmnstr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month 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-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoIt’s a joke, mate.
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.
It’s a joke, mate.
Oh, woosh…
Whoosh