From reading the article, it seems that Demand Media treats writers as a (completely replaceable) commodity. I don't think the fact that they pay a (highly deb

From reading the article, it seems that Demand Media treats writers as a (completely replaceable) commodity. I don't think the fact that they pay a (highly debate-ably) reasonable wage to writers, is a good reason for viewing their operation more favourably. In my opinion, sites like this (and other crowd-sourcing sites) are effecting cultural change by exploiting the bad-times. Recession helps their models world well, because there are more skilled people around without jobs. At the end of the day, I don't think the output that Demand Media creates makes the world a better place.