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It's evidence that people in these fields are much more attuned with their worth and work conditions. Meanwhile, as this thread will surely very soon demonstra
by revelation 11y ago
It's evidence that people in these fields are much more attuned with their worth and work conditions.
Meanwhile, as this thread will surely very soon demonstrate, software developers have taken the old US notion of hating on unions, peppered in a lack of overtime pay, clauses that claim ownership to things developed in their free time, a culture of big company pretend startups (you know, 60h week little pay all the micro management none of the freedom and ownership) and an attitude towards their own field that equals that of pirates.
- Apocryphon 11y agoI been wondering why devs/hackers, with the passionate for disrupting things and tinkering with systems, don't attempt to disrupt labor. Or rather, disrupt capital/management in favor of labor. Unions are too bureaucratic, corrupt, or at least disreputable in the U.S.? No problem. Create a 21st century equivalent.
- wyclif 11y agoWhy don't hackers disrupt labor? 1. Because that's hard 2. Because it would require cooperation and coordination with large groups of people, and the grand mythos of the hacker is one of individualism. This applies to both personalities and projects 3. Disrupting US law isn't like disrupting taxis 4. There are powerful forces preventing labor organisation by hackers 5. Unions are viewed negatively by hackers (you actually covered this one)