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Cory Doctorow on how we lost the internet (lwn.net)

submitted 1 month ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 78 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

cory doctorow's novels too are full of "this type of shit" ☞ https://craphound.com/

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 18 points 1 month ago

"Unauthorized Bread"

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 12 points 1 month ago

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.