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wow, those number suck hard. I wonder what Nationality these "Turker" are from...

by senectus1 7y ago

Thorrez 7y ago
> Despite an uptick in foreign users over the past few years, the majority of them (75%) are based in the US.
- bb2018 7y ago
  It is a complete waste of time in many ways but every once in a while I will log on and take a couple surveys while watching a rerun of something before bed. I used to do some survey design/analysis in academia and sometimes it is interesting to see what or how weird the surveys are. I would guess my hourly rate is about $3 and I used that very small amount to buy splurge on cheap useless stuff on Amazon.
- anovikov 7y ago
  This is because it's near impossible to register unless you are from the U.S., now, i heard. Was a reply to me when i suggessted bs 'programmers' who had no idea what they were doing, to go there instead of trying to hopelessly beg for projects on Upwork - 'i'd love to, but they locked everyone outside the U.S. out'.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  America is becoming like Brazil: a third world nation with some wealthy enclaves.
  - meddlepal 7y ago
    Except it's not. Most Americans enjoy a very high standard of living and our poor are still much better off still than Brazilian poor.
  - mruts 7y ago
    As a person who actually lives in a 3rd world country and grew up in America, what you’re saying could not be more false. Even the poorest Americans live a life here that would be considered one of great luxury. We’re talking about living on a dirt floor in collapsing mud houses. We’re talking about babies dying from dirty water as a regular occurrence. No running water, intermittent electricity and definitely no sewage. Most people here haven’t eaten meat in months, occasionally years. If you actually think America is a 3rd world country you need to get out more.
    - ForHackernews 7y ago
      Americans in Flint, MI have poisonous water, and hookworm is on the rise from sewage contaminated water in Alabama.[0] In 2017, millions of Americans went without electricity or running water for months.[1] > If you actually think America is a 3rd world country you need to get out more. I said it's becoming a 3rd world country. There's still some legacy 20th century infrastructure that hasn't collapsed, yet. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-lowndes-county-alabama-water-waste-treatment-poverty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-low... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16362410/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-power-outages-electrical-grid-destroyed https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16362410/hurricane-maria-...
      - ataturk 7y ago
        Not sure why the downvote when it is abundantly clear that in every corner of the USA there is this general trend towards decay with very little offsetting it. All our infrastructure is falling apart. I blame the pension crisis. All available monies are going towards pension obligations. Not much is left over for anything else.
        ForHackernews 7y ago
        All your comments are marked [dead] and hidden. I've 'vouch'ed for this one because there seems to be nothing obviously wrong with it (and selfishly because it agrees with me). Have you been shadowbanned?

wow, those number suck hard. I wonder what Nationality these "Turker" are from...

Thorrez 7y ago

> Despite an uptick in foreign users over the past few years, the majority of them (75%) are based in the US.

bb2018 7y ago
It is a complete waste of time in many ways but every once in a while I will log on and take a couple surveys while watching a rerun of something before bed. I used to do some survey design/analysis in academia and sometimes it is interesting to see what or how weird the surveys are. I would guess my hourly rate is about $3 and I used that very small amount to buy splurge on cheap useless stuff on Amazon.
anovikov 7y ago
This is because it's near impossible to register unless you are from the U.S., now, i heard. Was a reply to me when i suggessted bs 'programmers' who had no idea what they were doing, to go there instead of trying to hopelessly beg for projects on Upwork - 'i'd love to, but they locked everyone outside the U.S. out'.
ForHackernews 7y ago
America is becoming like Brazil: a third world nation with some wealthy enclaves.
- meddlepal 7y ago
  Except it's not. Most Americans enjoy a very high standard of living and our poor are still much better off still than Brazilian poor.
- mruts 7y ago
  As a person who actually lives in a 3rd world country and grew up in America, what you’re saying could not be more false. Even the poorest Americans live a life here that would be considered one of great luxury. We’re talking about living on a dirt floor in collapsing mud houses. We’re talking about babies dying from dirty water as a regular occurrence. No running water, intermittent electricity and definitely no sewage. Most people here haven’t eaten meat in months, occasionally years. If you actually think America is a 3rd world country you need to get out more.
  - ForHackernews 7y ago
    Americans in Flint, MI have poisonous water, and hookworm is on the rise from sewage contaminated water in Alabama.[0] In 2017, millions of Americans went without electricity or running water for months.[1] > If you actually think America is a 3rd world country you need to get out more. I said it's becoming a 3rd world country. There's still some legacy 20th century infrastructure that hasn't collapsed, yet. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-lowndes-county-alabama-water-waste-treatment-poverty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-low... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16362410/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-power-outages-electrical-grid-destroyed https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16362410/hurricane-maria-...
    - ataturk 7y ago
      Not sure why the downvote when it is abundantly clear that in every corner of the USA there is this general trend towards decay with very little offsetting it. All our infrastructure is falling apart. I blame the pension crisis. All available monies are going towards pension obligations. Not much is left over for anything else.
      - ForHackernews 7y ago
        All your comments are marked [dead] and hidden. I've 'vouch'ed for this one because there seems to be nothing obviously wrong with it (and selfishly because it agrees with me). Have you been shadowbanned?