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    this is a yt interview of Cory

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    Enshittification as a term is relatively new — Cory only coined it a few years ago to explain a phenomenon you’ll hear him call platform decay, or the experience of a piece of software or a website becoming worse and worse over time. But the term has since become a kind of rallying cry among creatives, tech theorists, and others trying to make sense of where, exactly, the internet went so wrong.

    Now, with generative AI, it feels like everything in our digital lives is becoming enshittified in ways that are plainly obvious to even the most casual user of technology. So you’ll also hear Cory and I delve into that intersection between the rise of so-called AI slop and enshittification — and why it’s important that these two themes have so much overlap.

    Now, I’ve known Cory for a long time. We’ve traveled in a lot of the same circles on the internet for years, writing and debating copyright, Section 230, and a lot of the other major forces in U.S. law that have shaped the tech industry. And all of that comes up in this conversation, too — because central to the narrative around enshittification is how tech companies became so big and so powerful that they were able to start abusing their market dominance with little to no consequences.

    So enshittification, in Cory’s eyes, is as much a legal and regulatory story as it is a product one — but which laws and regulations have what kind of effects over time? What kind of effects will they have in the future? What’s the best way to curb monopoly power?

    This was a really fascinating conversation that touches on a lot of Decoder themes that come up again and again on the show. And in true Cory fashion, he really does not hold back. I think you’re going to like it.

     

     

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  2. Saw Good Fortune at the theater on Sunday. Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen. It's a comedy in the Trading Places vein. There were a few people in the theater who constantly LOL'd and I'm guessing those people are already big fans of Ansari or Keanu. Each star pretty much played themselves. The type of story has been well-explored. The twist here is it really shows the struggle for those who have to work gig jobs, in restaurants or in retail. That was an interesting choice because it's supposed to be a comedy yet has some rather depressing moments. The ending however is nice and trite and wraps it all up with a happy ending. As for whether it's a comedy. I found the legit lol's in the theater much more hysterical than the actual move, so ymmv. High 80s on RT, I'd give it 2.5/4.

     

  3. On 10/24/2025 at 6:16 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

    Kind of proving my point with Giuliani. He didn’t spring fully formed into City Hall; his election was a reaction. 
     

    Colvin’s paper bag  is the exact opposite of “zero tolerance.” Low level things like peddling counterfeit shit, prostitution, small-time drug dealing, etc are tolerable when kept discreet and it’s not in people’s faces. You’ve got to leave a direction where people can turn their heads and look the other way. When they don’t have that, you get a Giuliani or worse.

     

    Which has nothing to do with last week. They're fucking with anyone they see on the streets. If you're concerned about criminals they are in fact working for ICE and at the Trump Shiite House. If it were about the knock-offs, 1) NYPD would've been there, and 2) the brands supposedly being infringed know how to make that happen. 

  4. Maybe I don't understand the point of the post. Giuliani (of all people another gigantic hypocrite and felon) tried a Zero Tolerance police strategy when he was mayor in NYC and it was a huge failure in multiple ways. Whatever dipshit above referred to "public disorder" deserves one kick in the head and another to the nuts. 

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  5. 5 federal police agencies deployed in riot gear to tame potential trademark law violations. Who doesn't support that?

    Lady Gaga Movie GIF by House of Gucci

    <The ironic thing is that people with money who don't want to pay street price can order that shit from the comfort of home. Same way dotard's failson orders his cocaine.>

     

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  6. 19 minutes ago, The Hot Dog Buffet said:

    Anyone dumb enough to bet on the supreme court ruling in favor of what's actually legal deserves to lose their money.

    Yeah it would be wild if someone at the supreme court were to leak insider details. Would never happen. Oh wait. 

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  7. 39 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

    That was at the airport and I was Imperial’d out. 
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    We stayed at the Westin Conchal.

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    Did you ask for your eggs to be overcooked and dry af, or did they come that way? Thanks, Westin! 

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  8. I'm 3 eps in on season 5. I don't recall the previous 4 seasons using continual character stupidity in order to move the plot forward but it's been awhile since I watched season 4 and I haven't rewatched any. Season 5 isn't terrible but it seems lacking in sophistication.

  9. 2 minutes ago, The Hot Dog Buffet said:

    If I were a Maine resident, I would vote against the guy with Nazi tattoos in a primary. I'd vote for him in the general, though. The absolute worst case scenario with him is that he votes the same way Collins does, anyway.

    I don't disagree.

    fwiw the filing deadline isn't until March 2026, there's 5 other candidates currently besides the former ex-Gov, and the primary is June 9. 

  10. lol the idiots seriously thought they could trust Netanyahu

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-official-if-netanyahu-fks-up-the-deal-donald-trump-will-f-k-him-report/

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    Correspondent Barak Ravid, speaking in Hebrew on the network, says that a US official told him, “Netanyahu is walking a fine line with President Trump. If he keeps going, he’ll f**k up the Gaza deal. And if he f**ks up the deal, Donald Trump will f**k him.”

    “In English, it sounds even cruder,” news anchor Yonit Levi noted at the end of Ravid’s report.

    The remark reflects growing frustration in Washington with recent political moves in Israel, particularly the Knesset’s vote yesterday to advance two bills to annex parts of the West Bank, which reportedly stunned US officials.

    The source told Ravid that US Vice President JD Vance, who was visiting Israel at the time, was shocked by the decision and believes that Israel is acting in an “unsupervised” manner. Netanyahu updated Vance about the Knesset vote during the vice president’s visit, assuring him that it was merely a “preliminary vote” and would “go nowhere,” the public broadcaster Kan reported.

    Vance responded, “This cannot happen while I am visiting here.”

     

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  11. nyt at Noon today https://archive.ph/oVfUw#selection-495.0-499.167

    Virginia Democrats Plan to Redraw House Maps in Redistricting Push

    The surprise move could give Democrats two or three additional House seats and is likely to scramble the last couple weeks of campaigning ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

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    The next front in the nation’s pitched battle over mid-decade congressional redistricting is opening in Virginia, where Democrats are planning the first step toward redrawing congressional maps, a move that could give their party two or three more seats.

    The surprise development, which is set to be announced by legislators on Thursday, would make Virginia the second state, after California, in which Democrats try to counter a wave of Republican moves demanded by President Trump to redistrict states to their advantage before the 2026 midterm elections. No other Democratic state has begun redistricting proceedings, while several Republican states have drawn new maps or are deliberating doing so.

    Democrats now hold six of Virginia’s 11 congressional seats. Redistricting could deliver two or three additional seats for the party, depending on how aggressive cartographers choose to be in a redrawing effort.

    “We are coming back to address actions by the Trump administration,” said Scott Surovell, the majority leader of the Virginia Senate, who confirmed the plans.

    The Virginia Democrats’ moves are the latest in a monthslong tango that has resulted in Texas and Missouri enacting new maps that add more Republican seats, California asking voters to approve a new map to add Democratic seats and North Carolina Republican lawmakers on Tuesday approving a new map expected to transfer one congressional seat to Republicans from Democrats.

     

     

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    Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with President Trump's impact on the economy, immigration, race relations and the nation's global standing, according to a new poll with a big, broad sample. Even among Republicans, a significant share — nearly 30% — gave Trump low marks on the economy and how the government is functioning.

    axios https://archive.ph/7jlBu

     

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