enshittification of lwn

Posted Jun 4, 2025 14:58 UTC (Wed) by madscientist (subscriber, #16861)
In reply to: enshittification of lwn by hubcapsc
Parent article: Cory Doctorow on how we lost the internet

If you don't want to learn about Cory Doctorow's opinions, you should avoid articles covering Cory Doctorow's talks. Agree with him or not, he's a newsworthy figure in tech, and PyCon (and it's keynote address) is certainly something LWN should cover.

enshittification of lwn

Posted Jun 4, 2025 19:12 UTC (Wed) by hubcapsc (subscriber, #98078) [Link] (4 responses)

If I want to learn about the kind of scum who want to "hurt Elon Musk", I should wait outside a Tesla dealership for a firebomber.

If I want to keep up-to-date on Linux, I should read lwn.

-Mike "that's what I thought, anyway"

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Posted Jun 4, 2025 19:27 UTC (Wed) by daroc (editor, #160859) [Link] (2 responses)

As madscientist noted, I do think this article is topical for LWN. We've covered PyCon for many years, and faithfully reporting what is said at the many conferences dedicated to open-source software is something that many of our readers rely on. I'm sorry that you found this article objectionable; I hope you'll enjoy the rest of our upcoming coverage of the conference.

I would also like to draw your attention to the guidelines above the comment submission form — calling people scum is not particularly polite.

enshittification of lwn

Posted Jun 4, 2025 21:08 UTC (Wed) by hubcapsc (subscriber, #98078) [Link] (1 responses)

Though I'm just some whackadoodle comment poster, I have to point out that this article and the comments are full of impolite content. The "hurt Musk" guy is the focus of a featured article edited by one of the main editors. The "hurt Musk" guy seems endorsed by LWN.

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Posted Jun 5, 2025 22:30 UTC (Thu) by madscientist (subscriber, #16861) [Link]

"Covered by" LWN is not the same as "endorsed by" LWN. Also it's irrelevant what position in LWN the author of the article holds: it's not the case that the more senior the editor, the more you can assume that LWN endorses it.

The only mentions I find ANYWHERE in either the article OR the comments when I search for "Musk" are (a) the one reference in the article that you quoted, and (b) your comment and the replies. It feels to me like you're reaching here.

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Posted Jun 4, 2025 19:51 UTC (Wed) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

It is pretty clear to me (and to you, I strongly suspect) that Cory Doctorow means to hurt Musk financially and not physically.