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These change requests are (mostly) from one particular perspective, so it ignores some other problems from the worker's perspective; namely, that the market has
by akozak 16y ago
These change requests are (mostly) from one particular perspective, so it ignores some other problems from the worker's perspective; namely, that the market hasn't quite settled on reasonable rates for work, and that a worker has insufficient protection from exploitive work providers. These are also serious problems that could hinder it as a platform.
- john_horton 16y agoI think the relative supply and demand are going to determine prices here, just like any other market. A price floor could be imposed, but this would likely price some work out of the market or lead to other work-arounds as trading partners try to avoid constraints. As far as protecting workers, in a survey I ran last year, there wasn't any evidence that workers on MTurk feel more exploited by their online bosses compared to their offline bosses: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24646/ http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24646/ Though obviously those that feel particularly mistreated could be selecting out of the market.
- pirot 16y agoTake a look at this article: http://behind-the-enemy-lines.blogspot.com/2010/07/mechanical-turk-low-wages-and-market.html http://behind-the-enemy-lines.blogspot.com/2010/07/mechanica... You will see that the low wages are a direct result of a lack of a good reputation system