“I will never forgive them for what they did to the computer” —Ed Zitron on the #enshittification of Computing 💩
For Zitron, however, the rot is everywhere. Similar to the concept of “enshittification”, coined by fellow blogger Cory Doctorow to describe the decaying state of the modern internet, he obsesses over the downward spiral of technology and the economic forces responsible: AI slop, aggressive algorithms, tech titans “in a race to the bottom to bleed users” for their data. (Doctorow has appeared as a guest on Zitron’s podcast along with a string of other influential business commentators.) Zitron’s essays offer a bleak diagnosis of the US technology industry, late-stage capitalism, the media and politics. Executives chase trends, investors reward vibes, journalists don’t ask difficult questions.
Ed Zitron is mad as hell: How a British-born hobbyist blogger became one of Big Tech's punchiest critics on.ft.com/3JkJdrh
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-ed-zitron-profile
Ed Zitron is an English author, podcaster, and public relations specialist. He is a critic of the big tech, particularly of generative artificial intelligence. He hosts the Better Offline podcast, and writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Zitron
CC BY portrait of Zitron from the Web Summit on Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/Frp5
“I will never forgive them for what they did to the computer” —Ed Zitron on the #enshittification of Computing 💩
For Zitron, however, the rot is everywhere. Similar to the concept of “enshittification”, coined by fellow blogger Cory Doctorow to describe the decaying state of the modern internet, he obsesses over the downward spiral of technology and the economic forces responsible: AI slop, aggressive algorithms, tech titans “in a race to the bottom to bleed users” for their data. (Doctorow has appeared as a guest on Zitron’s podcast along with a string of other influential business commentators.) Zitron’s essays offer a bleak diagnosis of the US technology industry, late-stage capitalism, the media and politics. Executives chase trends, investors reward vibes, journalists don’t ask difficult questions.
Ed Zitron is mad as hell: How a British-born hobbyist blogger became one of Big Tech's punchiest critics on.ft.com/3JkJdrh
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-ed-zitron-profile
Ed Zitron is an English author, podcaster, and public relations specialist. He is a critic of the big tech, particularly of generative artificial intelligence. He hosts the Better Offline podcast, and writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Zitron
CC BY portrait of Zitron from the Web Summit on Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/Frp5