By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026 As soon as key decision-makers' personal net worth depending on making the G+ number go up, they crammed G+ *everywhere* and started to sneak in ways to trigger unintentional G+ sessions. 17/ 140 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026This still happens today - think of how often you accidentally invoke an unbanishable AI feature while using Google's products (and products from rival giant, moribund companies relying on an AI narrative to convince investors that they will continue to grow): pluralistic.net/2025/05/02/k... 18/pluralistic.netPluralistic: AI and the fatfinger economy (02 May 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 171 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/03/2026Like I said, Google Reader died at the peak of Google's scramble to make the G+ number go up. 19/ 1120 0
