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...... what? This is an example that capitalism does work. If someone wants to live in Random City A then Facebook will still have to compete with the local wag

...... what? This is an example that capitalism does work. If someone wants to live in Random City A then Facebook will still have to compete with the local wages there to get people to work for them. The labor market is supply and demand driven. And of course Facebook decides the wages of their employees, how else would it work? The employment agreement is two sided, if people don't like the offer they can go work somewhere else. Massive caveat: Facebook is an absolutely garbage company and the world would be better off if they didn't exist. But paying less based on location is reasonable.

chosenbreed37 6y ago
> Massive caveat: Facebook is an absolutely garbage company and the world would be better off if they didn't exist. But paying less based on location is reasonable. Mmm...would garbage companies also include any of these Tik-tok, instagram, snapchat? Would you care to point out some non-garbage companies as well? I'm not against your perspective. I've encountered a few times already just on this thread. I'm just curious to see what is considered a good company. Amazon, Tesla, AirBnb, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, SAP? Or maybe there are no good guys.
- bbrree66 6y ago
  It's a good question. By garbage here I mean their entire existence is based on wasting people's time and then making money by showing Ads. Their entire incentive structure is to get people as addicted as possible. They are not trying to add value to the world. Also, most people aren't aware of the trade-off they are making (data being sold), or how they are being manipulated, which makes it doubly terrible. Or that there are armies of behavior psychologists trying to get them to spend as much time as possible on the site. "Good" is a sliding scale here, we each have our own subjective definition. I try to define it as "Is the world a better place because this company exists?" I personally would answer Yes for the companies you listed.
jondubois 6y ago
>> If someone wants to live in Random City A then Facebook will still have to compete with the local wages there to get people to work for them This argument doesn't make sense in the context of remote work where the location of the individual has no bearing on the output capacity of the individual. How does Facebook decide who deserves what salary? I thought it was entirely based on skill but clearly it is not.
thinkingemote 6y ago
Only applicable if the worker can find other comparable work in a local physical location. If everything is remote, location has no real meaning.
- bbrree66 6y ago
  How is that the company's problem?

chosenbreed37 6y ago

> Massive caveat: Facebook is an absolutely garbage company and the world would be better off if they didn't exist. But paying less based on location is reasonable. Mmm...would garbage companies also include any of these Tik-tok, instagram, snapchat? Would you care to point out some non-garbage companies as well? I'm not against your perspective. I've encountered a few times already just on this thread. I'm just curious to see what is considered a good company. Amazon, Tesla, AirBnb, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, SAP? Or maybe there are no good guys.

bbrree66 6y ago
It's a good question. By garbage here I mean their entire existence is based on wasting people's time and then making money by showing Ads. Their entire incentive structure is to get people as addicted as possible. They are not trying to add value to the world. Also, most people aren't aware of the trade-off they are making (data being sold), or how they are being manipulated, which makes it doubly terrible. Or that there are armies of behavior psychologists trying to get them to spend as much time as possible on the site. "Good" is a sliding scale here, we each have our own subjective definition. I try to define it as "Is the world a better place because this company exists?" I personally would answer Yes for the companies you listed.

jondubois 6y ago

>> If someone wants to live in Random City A then Facebook will still have to compete with the local wages there to get people to work for them This argument doesn't make sense in the context of remote work where the location of the individual has no bearing on the output capacity of the individual. How does Facebook decide who deserves what salary? I thought it was entirely based on skill but clearly it is not.

thinkingemote 6y ago

Only applicable if the worker can find other comparable work in a local physical location. If everything is remote, location has no real meaning.

bbrree66 6y ago
How is that the company's problem?