Mastodawn

Leaning heavily on @pluralistic I wrote a thing about how the intertwined enshittification of our public and private sectors requires us to think hard about what we mean by ‘progress’.
https://savemefromwhatiwant.blogspot.com/2026/03/progression.html

Progression

What does the word ‘progress’ mean to you? What do you think of when you hear that word? Does it conjure up a relentless march of technology...

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GeofCox

@edric @pluralistic

It's certainly true that most tech business 'productivity' gains are made simply by shifting the actual work to externalities - mainly getting your customer to do it for you for free - self-service, self-checkout, online shopping, identity checks, etc...