Cory Doctorow: Enshittification is Not Inevitable

Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

Oct 22, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 340

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Cory Doctorow, author of Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, unpacks the systemic forces behind digital monopolies, regulatory capture, the erosion of user rights, and how collective action and policy change can reclaim technology for the public good.

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