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   Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified: (sharan@metalhead.club)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 18:16:24 JST Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified:

   • Cory Doctorow

   Congratulations, @pluralistic

   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/26/what-many-of-us-feel-enshittification-named-word-of-the-year

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 18:16:22 JST Cory Doctorow

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     @sharan Thank you!

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 19:26:49 JST Cory Doctorow

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     @sharan thank you.

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     Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified: (sharan@metalhead.club)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 19:26:50 JST Arnel Šarić Sharan :verified:

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @pluralistic I also wrote a piece on LinkedIn going full idiocracy, and referenced your excellent article: https://www.klika.us/linkedin-humor-and-the-evolution-of-communication/

     Thank your for thinking, writing, and existing.

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     Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br) (lxo@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 15:16:31 JST Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br)

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     • Cory Doctorow
     wow, congrats, and thanks for your contribution to our lexicon! has any word ever been chosen as word of the year for two years in a row?
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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 15:21:01 JST Cory Doctorow

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     • Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br)

     @lxo Different countries! Last year was the US, this year was Aus.

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     Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br) (lxo@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 15:32:58 JST Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br)

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     • Cory Doctorow
     I realized that the recognition came from even different institutions, I just didn't care. the fact that it's recognized for two years in a row, after having been coined the year before the first, goes to show the longevity and the extent of the impact of the phenomenon and of the word. it's quite an accomplishment in my opinion, and I'm still curious whether that's a first