Cory Doctorow's 39C3 talk on enshittification
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People recommend it as a strong, accessible introduction to enshittification, the decline of platforms over time, from Doctorow's 39C3 talk.
People recommend it as a strong, accessible introduction to enshittification, the decline of platforms over time, from Doctorow's 39C3 talk.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good introduction to the problem
“A shorter introduction would be his recent talk at 39C3”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “'Another internet is possible': Norway rails against 'enshittification'” “it's a very good introduction to the problem”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “'Another internet is possible': Norway rails against 'enshittification'” Makes strong, great points
“It is a very good talk and he makes some really great points”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “39th Chaos Communication Congress Videos” “Cory Doctorow's talk is quite strong.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “39th Chaos Communication Congress Videos”
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What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's a very good introduction to the problem”
“A shorter introduction would be his recent talk at 39C3”
“Cory Doctorow's talk on this”
“Doctorow's recent talk on the EU needing their own break for Cyberspace & IP Independence are both important revealing materials here.”
“It is a very good talk and he makes some really great points”
“Cory Doctorow's talk is quite strong.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.