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I'm not saying that they would deserve it. If a company algorithmically fired portions of their workforce every day without even talking to those employees or

I'm not saying that they would deserve it. If a company algorithmically fired portions of their workforce every day without even talking to those employees or giving them a chance to appeal, then I would expect something terrible to eventually happen. I would expect that eventually an employee would snap under the injustice of the situation and commit a mass shooting, just like eventually an employee would commit suicide. Firings/layoffs are stressful and those edge cases happen already. When you add in a feeling of "injustice", then I postulate that those edge cases become a little bit more common.

kamaal 9y ago
This is just getting confused between an incentive and a right. Making money on YouTube isn't exactly protected under labor laws in the same way a job is. Ad money provides an incentive to make money, encouraging you to post some video. It isn't exactly a salary paying thing like a job. Sure every once in a while some kid could become a millionaire posting reviews on toys. That rarely means everybody can or must. Its also in a way the plight of so many street performers and musicians. When you go to Pier 39 in San Francisco, many performers are on the verge of begging for tips. People don't understand the concept of paying for content, and most of it works like 'Bystander effect'- If I'm not paying may be somebody else is.
benmmurphy 9y ago
I think the problem with youtube is they have the choice of either using algorithms to filter/monetize content or extremely limiting the amount of content they host/monetize. I don't think employing people is an option for them. I don't think youtube generates enough revenue for this to be a possibility. I think this is a case of its just not possible to run the youtube business without heavy use of algorithmic filtering. Which I guess kind of sucks if you are making your livelihood from youtube. But I don't think this is a problem that is going to be solved in the near future.

kamaal 9y ago

This is just getting confused between an incentive and a right. Making money on YouTube isn't exactly protected under labor laws in the same way a job is. Ad money provides an incentive to make money, encouraging you to post some video. It isn't exactly a salary paying thing like a job. Sure every once in a while some kid could become a millionaire posting reviews on toys. That rarely means everybody can or must. Its also in a way the plight of so many street performers and musicians. When you go to Pier 39 in San Francisco, many performers are on the verge of begging for tips. People don't understand the concept of paying for content, and most of it works like 'Bystander effect'- If I'm not paying may be somebody else is.

benmmurphy 9y ago

I think the problem with youtube is they have the choice of either using algorithms to filter/monetize content or extremely limiting the amount of content they host/monetize. I don't think employing people is an option for them. I don't think youtube generates enough revenue for this to be a possibility. I think this is a case of its just not possible to run the youtube business without heavy use of algorithmic filtering. Which I guess kind of sucks if you are making your livelihood from youtube. But I don't think this is a problem that is going to be solved in the near future.