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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/06/2026

Her inaugural installment is very good, and it's drawn a massive reader response: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... 10/

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Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices

There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/06/2026

I spoke with Timmons this week about the series. She told me she's been deluged with emails from readers who feel that the world is *different* now - and many of them cite my work on enshittification. 11/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/06/2026

Timmons wanted to know what advice I had for her readers. I told her that I don't think you can solve this as a consumer, because this isn't a *market* problem, it's a *political* problem, and shopping isn't politics: pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/p... 12/

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Pluralistic: Shopping isn’t politics (21 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Spaceships and Robots @adybot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

At just a little over half a century old I still love technology. Yes of course I’m nostalgic for some of the kit from the old days but when you look at the technology thats now available to the average consumer it’s mind blowing. Just unfortunate we allowed sociopaths to control everything.

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