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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026

Everybody pees: Even Jeff Bezos. bsky.app/profile/doct...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

Jeff Bezos and I are very different people. For one thing, he is a sociopathic billionaire who built his fortune by monopolizing bookselling while I am a penniless author of books. He was born in 1964 and is 62; I was born in 1971 and am 55.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026

Hey look at this * The AI-as-Normal-Technology view of loss-of-control incidents www.normaltech.ai/p/the-ai-as-... * The Senate must reject the Clarity Act’s ethics charade www.citationneeded.news/clarity-act-...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026

* They want you to be scared of AI in a very specific way www.garbageday.email/p/they-want-... * San Francisco's AI-run store is losing money fast. After a visit, I'm not surprised. www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

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