# Cory Doctorow's 39C3 talk on enshittification

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Cory Doctorow's 39C3 talk on enshittification and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a strong, accessible introduction to enshittification, the decline of platforms over time, from Doctorow's 39C3 talk.

## Why people recommend it

- Good introduction to the problem (2 comments): "A shorter introduction would be his recent talk at 39C3" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47397680)) "it's a very good introduction to the problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47399677))
- Makes strong, great points (2 comments): "It is a very good talk and he makes some really great points" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46471011)) "Cory Doctorow's talk is quite strong." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46464735))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Birth and Death of JavaScript by Gary Bernhardt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/birth-and-death-of-javascript.md): 11 recommend
- [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures](https://hackerapproved.com/p/structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-video-lectures.md): 11 recommend
- [Wat by Gary Bernhardt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wat-talk.md): 9 recommend
- [F*ck You, Pay Me talk by Mike Monteiro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/f-ck-you-pay-me-talk.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Cory Doctorow's 39C3 talk on enshittification", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-post-american-enshittification-talk/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).