Show HN: E is for ENSHITTIFICATION – An illustrated children's book on big tech
evanshunt.comMy team wrote and illustrated a satirical toddler board book on the topic of Enshittification — perfect for tech professionals, savvy toddlers, and tired adults alike.
A is for Algorithms. B is for Billionaire. C/D is for Cory Doctorow.
Thought y'all might be interested. There's a free PDF or you can request a copy for future print runs. Would love to hear what you think.
A little more background:
Around this time last year I shared a talk on Enshittification, discussing what it means for design and technology professionals. Somehow it ended up being the #1 talk of the conference... so my team got to talking about how to build on it.
We felt like a children's book was just the right mix of irreverence, cheekiness, and fun to make this complex, systems-level topic more accessible for people.
It's a real children's board book with colourful illustrations printed on thick cardboard pages. The team had a LOT of fun putting it together — debating what each letter should be and how best to illustrate it.
And it's been a surprisingly useful tool for connecting with like-minded individuals in tech!
My fav letter: X (which of course, is for Twitter — RIP sweet bird)
Most difficult letter: K (after many discussions, we landed on K-shaped economy)
Longest word: Verschlimbessern (borrowed from Pavel Samsonov of The Product Picnic... the German's have the best words)