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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/06/2026

In this framing, software is the perfect asset, one that never depreciates. But the reality is that software is a liability, not an asset: pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1... 9/

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Pluralistic: Code is a liability (not an asset) (06 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/06/2026

Software exists in a *system*, and while software might function perfectly under the conditions in which it is first created and deployed, there are continuous changes to all the technology that is upstream, downstream and adjacent to the software. 10/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/06/2026

That means that systems that are robust and secure at the time of deployment can become brittle and dangerous, even though the software doesn't change *at all*: pluralistic.net/2022/04/24/a... 11/

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Automation is Magic – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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