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I think he paid them all $1 for the task, with the added bonus of possibly getting $50 if they win. Why is that not nice? They got paid, and entered a contest
by dylanz 17y ago
I think he paid them all $1 for the task, with the added bonus of possibly getting $50 if they win. Why is that not nice? They got paid, and entered a contest. $1 for a HIT on Mechanical Turk is pretty good, especially considering the amount of work they needed to do here (which is not much).
- ardit33 17y agoare you kidding me? it is a fricking $1. Even in a developing country is not much, especially with the dollar going down. Don't be surprised when people don't take your requirement that seriously.
- ericb 17y agoI've also seen people making 100k+ who can't follow simple instructions or be bothered to read requirements.
- dylanz 17y ago45RS to take a photo and post it online is a good deal. That buys you lunch (or food for your family).
- gommm 17y ago1$ is the salary for one hour work for a maid in Shanghai... And Shanghai is not exactly the cheapest part of China.
- malvim 17y ago$1 seems to be pretty great for this task. I just read some HIT descriptions, and there were A WHOLE LOT of "write 200 words for $0.03" jobs. Which really sucks if you ask me.
- Poiesis 17y agoThe funny thing is, every single one of those participants thought it was worth their time. They looked for something to earn money, and found this. They clearly thought the time/money tradeoff was sufficient. If you can earn a buck doing what a lot of (generally wealthier, admittedly) people do for free, why not?