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masmullin · 2013-09-13 20:36:54+00:00

I had the same thought. Doctorow provides interesting solutions in the same book IIRC.

digi_owl | karma 9592 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2018-01-31 01:02:56+00:00

I must admit, seeing this title gets me thinking about one of Cory Doctorow's books...

progre | karma 1746 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2019-05-19 17:07:33+00:00

Pretty sure thats the plot of a Doctorow novel.

AlbertCory | karma 11781 | avg karma 2.26 · | 2021-10-22 11:42:45

Perhaps, but this is the second article by Doctorow this week.

albertsun | karma 2052 | avg karma 5.04 · | 2009-12-30 00:16:33

Just curious, in what piece of writing did Doctorow predict this? I'd like to read it.

rms | karma 22600 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2009-11-10 17:19:03

That's because they were both written by Cory Doctorow.

lkozma | karma 3580 | avg karma 5.2 · | 2011-07-09 16:54:24+00:00

Yes, that was the one I was thinking about. Apparently I write like Cory Doctorow :) Added link.

Anthony-G | karma 1416 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2022-08-25 05:28:47

Thanks for the informative read. I hadn’t read Cory Doctorow in years but I’ve bookmarked that site.

javipas | karma 168 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2023-07-25 06:29:56

Indeed. The author is the brilliant Cory Doctorow. He usually overwhelms.

roughly | karma 7116 | avg karma 6.7 · | 2024-06-22 18:27:49

Doctorow’s written a few books here - not sure if they provide an answer, but he’s been one of the better thinkers in this space:

https://craphound.com/shop/

Similarly, I liked Jaron Lanier’s “Who Owns the Future?”, which deals with similar topics:

https://www.jaronlanier.com/futurewebresources.html

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camdenlock | karma 218 | avg karma 0.47 · | 2023-07-06 00:46:13

Yep. Cory Doctorow.

TaylorAlexander | karma 18295 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2022-07-05 16:31:53

I mean Doctorow writes books about communism so I think it is fair to say the answer is yes.

lazyasciiart | karma 4350 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2023-01-24 04:16:55

Cory Doctorow’s latest book, “Attack Surface”, does a good job of exploring this concept IMO. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250757517

arvinsim | karma 2173 | avg karma 1.41 · | 2019-08-20 03:57:40+00:00

Whenever I come across a description of Cory Doctorow's novels, I almost always find them compelling.

It's probably time for me to check out his books :)

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rgrieselhuber | karma 7733 | avg karma 3.92 · | 2022-08-22 09:16:09

Doctorow has always been solid on this topic.

rezonant | karma 3609 | avg karma 2.98 · | 2023-12-09 05:28:05

This is excellent. Doctorow doesn't disappoint.

nightpool | karma 4134 | avg karma 3.65 · | 2016-03-24 01:04:44

Definitely the same story I was thinking about. Maybe Doctorow linked it somewhere? It certainly sits very squarely at the center of his interests in law, copyright, privacy, fatherhood and spec fic. Thanks!

tetris11 | karma 3878 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2023-12-06 13:22:39

That's certainly an interesting view. Can you expand on that? What were they doing before that they're not doing now, or doing more of under Doctorow's influence?

freddyym | karma 1515 | avg karma 7.69 · | 2020-12-14 19:24:42

Pretty much all of Doctorow's work is worth a read, as a matter of fact.

tswicegood | karma 7119 | avg karma 14.8 · | 2010-11-11 19:36:47+00:00

This sounds vaguely familiar. It was fiction a few years ago when Cory Doctorow wrote about it. :-(