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Inside: Kickstarting "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI"; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/05/14/who…

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A mockup of a smartphone displaying an audiobook app that's playing 'Enshittification'. Next to it appears this text: 'This book - ostensibly about AI, but more broadly about the new world of hyper-capitalism and high tech - is stunning in its clarity and breadth of vision. In trying to keep some kind of grasp on what is going on in the world, I read Doctorow obsessively. —Brian Eno'

Pluralistic: Kickstarting “The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI” (14 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Dr. Bruce Simpson
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Brian Eno's earlier collaborative effort "Oblique Strategies" is a must find. A great semi-secular alternative to #tarot. #obliquestrategies #eno
#tarot #obliquestrategies #eno
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Cory Doctorow
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@bms48 Yes indeed! My favorite: "Be the first person to not do something that no one has ever not thought of doing before."
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David S. Reed
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No book signing in Washington DC? You get us hooked on collecting your inscribed books, then change the terms so we can only buy one in a way that’s less fun. There ought to be a word for that.
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Cory Doctorow
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@DavidReed The word is "exhaustion." I've just hit a wall on the places I can go - I'm already changing cities every 2-3 days.

You'll be able to order the book from any of the stores where I'm signing and I can personalize it and get it to you.

There's a very good chance I'll get to DC in the coming year, though not as part of the tour, and I always add a public event when time permits.

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Howard Cohen
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I think John Deer settled a lawsuit and now has to allow farmers to repair their equipment. I think they have to provide parts and other required tech for repairs. It's a big win for farmers and an important event in the right-to-repair movement.

reuters.com/sustainability/boa…

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Cory Doctorow
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@hoco Only a small number of repairs and they still practice parts-pairing.
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Patiently waiting for my copy to arrive... I like this way of reaching audiences, specially since the subject matter is important NOW, will be in the future for decades to come and has been for a few years now.

Cheers!

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D.EJE.D
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kickstarted it! I am proud to help out as best as possible to get this book out into the world. Hope to get the book sometime soon
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Jeremy
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really looking forward to this book, I’m preordering a hardcover today!
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