Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

Doctorow's book-length account of the term he coined — American Dialect Society Word of the Year 2023. Platforms first serve their users, then shift value to business customers once users are locked in, then claw value back from everyone. In Article 4 it explains why the vibe-coding boom strengthens the gatekeepers: when supply explodes and attention stays flat, the stores, feeds and algorithms between creators and audiences hold all the cards.

From his website: Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger -- the co-editor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of the bestselling Tor Teens/HarperCollins UK novel LITTLE BROTHER. He is the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Lon …