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This is definitely interesting, but I feel it's already somewhat lacking in terms of transparency, which is obviously fundamental to the success of a worker co-

This is definitely interesting, but I feel it's already somewhat lacking in terms of transparency, which is obviously fundamental to the success of a worker co-op. From FAQ 3, the event is "free", but on closer inspection, when trying to RSVP, the free tickets are actually all gone, and you're required to make a "contribution" of at least $5 to get a ticket. That's totally cool, I accept that if there were an infinite number of free tickets it wouldn't be manageable, but I can't find any information at all on how many free tickets there were, or how many are available at each tier. (In the nicest possible way of saying this) I haven't heard of you before, and I have no reason to think that the lack of free tickets at this point isn't artificial scarcity to try to coerce me into paying for access to this "free" event. I'd like to think that's not the case, but without a clearer picture of the scale, it's a bitter pill to swallow, and doesn't instil confidence as to the future direction of the project. Or maybe I'm missing something obvious, I'd be delighted to be wrong here.

vivekmgeorge 6y ago
You're right! To be honest we got a bit overwhelmed by response and took down the free tickets. It would have been just too many folks for a zoom call. A mistake on my part :( That said, if you want to stay in touch we created a google form to stay in the loop. Thank you for the feedback and sorry for inconvenience. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhUEMiZnaWbHAhhioCuB4MotsYf1Mo3NVIEe-FFK0ptYi3Zg/viewform?usp=sf_link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhUEMiZnaWbHAhhioC...
- opheliate 6y ago
  Thanks for the response. I can appreciate the difficulties you must be facing in organising something of this scale, and I'm impressed by how you're handling it so far. That said, would you be able to clarify how many spaces there are still available on the paid tiers? By choosing to allocate those spaces to people who have $20-$100 to spend to attend a Zoom meeting, I'm sure you appreciate you are prioritising the input of those from higher income brackets over (e.g:) working class people, students, etc. I do think it's important that this is something that is clear to people who would consider giving money to an ideological effort such as this.

vivekmgeorge 6y ago

You're right! To be honest we got a bit overwhelmed by response and took down the free tickets. It would have been just too many folks for a zoom call. A mistake on my part :( That said, if you want to stay in touch we created a google form to stay in the loop. Thank you for the feedback and sorry for inconvenience. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhUEMiZnaWbHAhhioCuB4MotsYf1Mo3NVIEe-FFK0ptYi3Zg/viewform?usp=sf_link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhUEMiZnaWbHAhhioC...

opheliate 6y ago
Thanks for the response. I can appreciate the difficulties you must be facing in organising something of this scale, and I'm impressed by how you're handling it so far. That said, would you be able to clarify how many spaces there are still available on the paid tiers? By choosing to allocate those spaces to people who have $20-$100 to spend to attend a Zoom meeting, I'm sure you appreciate you are prioritising the input of those from higher income brackets over (e.g:) working class people, students, etc. I do think it's important that this is something that is clear to people who would consider giving money to an ideological effort such as this.