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[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 101 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

The first half of the book is great.

The second half has ads that take up more and more of the page until you reach a page that is just ads and a QR code.

When you scan the code, it takes you to a website asking you to pay a subscription for the remaining pages.

(If you rate five stars, they send a 10% discount code to your email and add you to a newsletter list without an unsubscribe button.)

[–] lefixxx@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

LoL I thought you were serious for a second

[–] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Just a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.

[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Isn't that the point though? The book enshittifies

Or am I missing the ironic tone?

[–] ckmnstr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do you have any screenshots? And is it the retail version or is it some early version? Retail's supposed to only come out in October.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] GlenRambo@jlai.lu 13 points 1 day ago

Honestly believable though. What better way to be subversive.

[–] ckmnstr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago