Squads is at Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon this week! 🚀
We’re here to connect, share ideas, and explore collaborations.
If you’re attending too, let’s meet! Drop us a message at hello@squads.com and let’s chat.
#WebSummit2025 #Lisbon

I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!

Catch me next in #Lisbon, #Cardiff, #Oxford and #London!

Full schedule with dates and links at:

https://pluralistic.net/tour

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Upcoming appearances:

* #Lisbon: A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet, with Rabble (Web Summit), Nov 12
https://websummit.com/sessions/lis25/92f47bc9-ca60-4997-bef3-006735b1f9c5/a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet/

* #Cardiff: Hay Festival After Hours, Nov 13
https://www.hayfestival.com/c-203-hay-festival-after-hours.aspx

* #Oxford: Enshittification and Extraction: The Internet Sucks Now with Tim Wu at Rawley House (Oxford Internet Institute), Nov 14
https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/events/enshittification-and-extraction-the-internet-sucks-now/

* #London: Enshittification with Sarah Wynn-Williams and Chris Morris, Nov 15
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/cory-doctorow-with-sarah-wynn-williams

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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!

Catch me next in #Lisbon, #Cardiff, #Oxford and #London!

Full schedule with dates and links at:

https://pluralistic.net/tour

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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!

Catch me next in #Lisbon, #Cardiff, #Oxford and #London!

Full schedule with dates and links at:

https://pluralistic.net/tour

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Amanhã, 11 de Novembro, vamo-nos dividir entre Évora e Lisboa, entre a linguística e o cinema. Ou talvez estaremos mais próximos do que parece...

🗣 às 17h, na Universidade de Évora, "O Livro dos Nomes de Angola": https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/livro-nomes-angola/
🎦 às 18h30, na FBAUL, "Uncle C — Uma Trajectória de Vida a Registar: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/unclec-trajectoria/

ENTRADA LIVRE

#Histodons #Angola #Cinema #UncleC #Anthropodons #África #Amadora #FilmArchives #Lisbon #UncleC #IndepêndênciaDeAngola #CulturalHistory #Linguistics

House of Soulstrip - Worshop + Performer Experience

Lisboa, Sunday, November 23 at 03:30 PM GMT

House of Soul Strip is curated by Anya Ananda and the ANIMAGIKA collective, weaving embodied poetry, ritual, and innertainment into one living transmission. Born in Berlin, with past editions in Tulum, Cologne, NYC, it next arrives to Lisbon...

Performer Experience · November 23 and 24
Guest Experience · November 24

​🔥 Performer Experience 🔥

​When you water your soul with your
very own intention,
you become that force of creation
that the universe empowers to thrive.

​— Anya Ananda

STEP INTO THE FIRE OF YOUR OWN VISIBILITY

Workshop

This experience starts with a workshop to prepare you for your Soul Strip Pole performance on the following night. Together we activate your body, intention, and presence to step onto the stage in full authenticity. This is not about stripping your clothes - it can be, though. This is about stripping down to your soul. 

It is not mandatory to go on stage if you join the workshop. You can still decide on the journey.

​On November 23rd (3:30pm - 7pm), the workshop opens the portal: you’ll be guided into your erotic essence, unlocking the raw soul of your performance. Expect ritual, movement and activation that strip you down to your truth and lift you up into artistry.

​Choosing to participate in the show is always a choice, even if you've attended the workshop.

What to expect in the workshop:
💃🏽 Connect to your erotic body and your intention
💃🏽 Meet the pole as a ritual tool (not technical training)
💃🏽 Unlock your creativity for your unique performance

WORKSHOP PROGRAM:

Opening Circle – Arrive and land in the ritual container.
Authentic Relating – Share your erotic truth and connect with the group field.
Embodiment Practice – Drop the mind and anchor into your body.
Pole Activation – Receive a transmission and connect with the pole as an energetic being.
Group Exploration – Rotate between pole practice, witnessing, and embodied reflection.
Pole Deepening – Explore creative expression and inspiration for performance.
Closing Circle – Integrate, share, and receive the stage night briefing.

THIS IS FOR YOU, IF…

​✨ You’re ready to explore your erotic body as a source of power, truth & creativity.
✨ You want to be guided through a ritual activation that unlocks not only your authentic stage presence, but also your radiance in every day life.
✨ You long to express yourself beyond technique — to strip into soul, not into choreography.
✨ You crave the magic of being witnessed in a supportive, curated container.
✨ You feel the call to step onto a stage that is both temple & playground, where eros becomes art.

👉 Please read the FAQs below for more clarification.

Stage Night

​The next night, November 24th, the stage becomes your temple; the pole becomes your altar. You’ll claim your moment in front of a curated audience that will honor you with symbolic stripper dollars.

​This is not just a performance. It’s your initiation.
🔥 Into eros as your power.
🔥 Into art as your liberation.
🔥 Into being witnessed in your unapologetic soul.

Program of the Night:
7pm — Doors Open
9pm — Opening Ritual by Anya Ananda
9:30pm — Performances
10:15pm — Break
10:45pm — Performances
11:30pm — Afterparty with Open Pole
2am — Closing

What’s included in your performer ticket:

🔥 3 hour activation workshop to prepare your body & intention
🌹 Your own ritual & soul initiation into erotic expression
🪩 Open Pole for after-show bliss
✨ A curated, conscious community to witness & support you

Get you ticket

For performers: https://luma.com/soulstripperform
For guests: https://luma.com/houseofsoulstrip

Conscious Pricing

We practice conscious exchange. Our suggested rates (89 - 111€ sliding scale) reflect the real value and production costs of this experience. Yet we recognize that each person’s financial reality is different. You are invited to contribute an amount that feels both aligned and respectful — to yourself and to the work that makes this possible. Money is a mirror of energy, not a barrier to participation.

🌹 Performer Practicalities
Max. 12 performers tickets. You will share the stage with ANIMAGIKA artists and team.
Each performer receives a guest ticket to bring one special witness.

​📍 Location: Private location in Marvila. Details will be shared before the event.

​👉 Please read the FAQs below for more clarity.

FAQS

Do I need performer experience?
Absolutely not. We want to love and celebrate you just the way you are.

Will I get support with my costume?
You choose your costume in alignment with your creativity and intention. We love it sexy and free, but just as much original and unique. What matters is embodiment — not how much skin you show. It’s a soul striptease: a journey where we experience your essence. Seduction with deeper intention moves us most.
We’re here to spark your creativity if you want more input and support.

What if I am already a performer?
Then you’re equally welcome. We'e here to empower your artistry, guided by the House of Soul Strip spirit. As performers ourselves, we know it can feel counterintuitive to pay for performing. Yet what we offer is not mere stage time — it’s a curated initiation into eros, ritual and authentic expression. The activation workshop, the collective container, and the stage night together create a transformative journey that amplifies your craft and expands your presence. The investment is both for your empowerment and a fair reciprocity to the space holders who design and guide the ritual. Together, we cultivate a culture where artistry, care and community are honored equally.

What’s the deal with the stripper dollars?
At House of Soul Strip we play with “stripper dollars” as a conscious, erotic twist on a classic stripclub ritual. Guests can tip performers during stage night — not as transaction, but as energy exchange, appreciation, and visible desire. We print our own Soul Strip Dollars as tokens of eros and artistry. Showering a performer with them honors their courage and authenticity. Guests often keep them as souvenirs.
Beyond play, there’s deeper purpose: in the frame of the Purpose Economy, Soul Strip Dollars are collected and donated to charitable causes. This way, the energy of eros and performance circulates into real-world support, aligned with community, art and care.

https://kinkcalendar.site/event/house-of-soulstrip-worshop-performer-experience

10s of 1000s march in #Lisbon, Portugal in protest of government plans to alter #labor law to weaken unions and undermine workers' rights. They also demand higher wages. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/tens-thousands-march-lisbon-against-planned-labour-changes-2025-11-08/
I’m at #Websummit in #Lisbon this week. Come and find me 😁 (it’s 70.000 people attending)
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Yesterday's threads: The internet was made for privacy; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115469869245641903

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My latest novel is "Picks and Shovels," a historical technothriller set in the Weird Era of the PC, about Ponzi schemes, techbros, and the dawn of enshittification:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865908/picksandshovels

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My latest nonfiction book is the internationally bestselling "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It," from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/

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Picks and Shovels

New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new...

Macmillan Publishers

Upcoming appearances:

* Virtual: Peoples and Things with danah boyd and Lee Vinsel, Nov 3
https://www.youtube.com/live/WjFvGPLpskk

* #Miami: Enshittification at Books & Books, Nov 5
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-cory-doctorow-tickets-1504647263469

* #Miami: Cloudfest, Nov 6
https://www.cloudfest.com/usa/

* #Burbank: Burbank Book Festival, Nov 8
https://www.burbankbookfestival.com/

* #Lisbon: A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet, with Rabble (Web Summit), Nov 12
https://websummit.com/sessions/lis25/92f47bc9-ca60-4997-bef3-006735b1f9c5/a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet/

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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #Cardiff: Hay Festival After Hours, Nov 13
https://www.hayfestival.com/c-203-hay-festival-after-hours.aspx

* #Oxford: Enshittification and Extraction: The Internet Sucks Now with Tim Wu at Rawley House (Oxford Internet Institute), Nov 14
https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/events/enshittification-and-extraction-the-internet-sucks-now/

* #London: Enshittification with Sarah Wynn-Williams and Chris Morris, Nov 15
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/cory-doctorow-with-sarah-wynn-williams

* #London: Downstream IRL with Aaron Bastani (Novara Media), Nov 17
https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets

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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* #London: Enshittification with Carole Cadwalladr (Frontline Club), Nov 18
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-enshittification-tickets-1785553983029

* Virtual: Enshittification with Vass Bednar (Vancouver Public Library), Nov 21
https://www.crowdcast.io/@bclibraries-present

* #Seattle: Neuroscience, AI and Society (University of Washington), Dec 4
https://compneuro.washington.edu/news-and-events/neuroscience-ai-and-society/

* #Madison, CT: Enshittification at RJ Julia, Dec 8
https://rjjulia.com/event/2025-12-08/cory-doctorow-enshittification

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Recent appearances:

* CA Enshittification and the Rot Economy with Ed Zitron (Clarion West)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz71pIWbFyc

* Amanpour & Co (New Yorker Radio Hour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8l1uSb0LZg

* Enshittification is Not Inevitable (Team Human)
https://www.teamhuman.fm/episodes/339-cory-doctorow-enshittification-is-not-inevitable

* The Great Enshittening (The Gray Area)
https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophypodcasts/comments/1obghu7/the_gray_area_the_great_enshittening_10202025/

* Enshittification (Smart Cookies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BoORwEPlQ0

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Pluralistic: There’s one thing EVERY government can do to shrink Big Tech (01 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!

Catch me next in #Miami, #Burbank and #Lisbon!

Full schedule with dates and links at:

https://pluralistic.net/tour

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@pluralistic encanyouthefucknotificartion... is a long word I just made up, as a battlecry with an emphasis on cry.
@pluralistic a conversation between you and Carole Cadwalladr would be worth a listen. Will it be online anywhere?
@simon_brooke Likely, but I'm not sure.
@simon_brooke @pluralistic this is the one I was looking at too