Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The specific process by which Google enshittified its search Around April, I realized ...
The specific process by which Google enshittified its search
Around April, I realized I needed a visual signifier for "enshittified Google" - I created a cartoon mascot with the head of a poop emoji, colored in the original Google logo colors. I put him into "The Junior Partner Speaks," an old ad for Pacific Woolens and Worsteds, which I've since used several times:
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