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In particular, the companies purchase financial information from a data broker before offering a nurse a shift; if the nurse is carrying a lot of credit-card debt, especially if some of that is delinquent, the amount offered is reduced. “Because, the more desperate you are, the less you’ll accept to come into work and do that grunt work of caring for the sick, the elderly, and the dying.” That is horrific on many levels, he said, but “it is emblematic of ‘enshittification’”, which is one of the reasons he highlighted it.
What the ACTUAL FUCK‽ This is the type of shit Neal Stephenson would put in a fucking cyberpunk dystopia novel. I am filled with so much fucking rage. My sister is a nurse and goes through so much fucking bullshit at her job already. Nurses really do not need more shit thrown at them.
cory doctorow’s novels too are full of “this type of shit” ☞ https://craphound.com/
“Unauthorized Bread”
This is going to be my goto example of why people need to care about data privacy. This is fucking insane. I’d fire someone for even throwing that out as a suggestion.
Cory is amazing. I interviewed him on Fireside Fedi and that dude has so many well thought out points. He changed my mind on Threads coming into the Fediverse.
Link for anyone interested. https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/huevh4L6r1yMYXqcQMi8gR
https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/cory-doctorow-livestream-2025-05-13-18-59-21
Cory absolutely cooks every single time without fail. I’m also a huge fan of how he really doesn’t budge on the point that corps are at fault for the enshitternet - I’ve followed him for years and that has always been his central point, or at least one of them. 10/10 writer and speaker too
lmao at the one gaping anus downvoting every comment in this thread
Updoot for “gaping anus”. That’s going to work its way into my everyday parlance.
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Cory Doctorow is a genius.
He is at least thoughtful, a good communicator and helpful.
Excellent read, this isn’t a post you should just up vote blindly, read it first.
Interesting and insightful article …
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