Liam O'Mara IV, PhDAug 8, 2025
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1845, one of the 5,000 #EnclosureActs was passed in the UK. Between the 17th and 20th centuries, the #commons lands were placed into private hands, transforming #feudal lordship into more oppressive #capitalist #oligarchy and impoverishing the population.
Show threadGil Friend, sustainability OGFeb 28, 2023

@pluralistic

Does your business, or do your investments, depend in #twiddling, #enshittification, and other modern variations of the #EnclosureActs? Are you sure that's a sound strategy? One that won't blow up in your face?

(Reminds me of why I had such a bad feeling when they announced we were moving to a service economy…and service promptly begin to deteriorate. Cory Doctorow once again explicates some of why and how.)