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They're frequently driven by people making $1-3/hr in Colombia.

• npteljes 5y ago
  Now that's something else. Do you remember where you read that? I'd love to know more.
  • soared 5y ago
    Similarly, people in Venezuela play RuneScape, an mmo, and sell virtual currency as a full time job: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/features/2020/5/27/21265613/runescape-is-helping-venezuelans-survive https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/fe... Venezuelans farm gold and indirectly sell it to wealthy Americans. $0.70 for 1MM gold is nothing for an American, but adds up to meaningful amounts in Venezuela if your monthly salary is $4 USD.
    • npteljes 5y ago
      I already knew about these, but thinking about it, it's not less surreal than remote controlling a robot in another country for pennies. Even has a wiki on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming
  • petra 5y ago
    https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/15/kiwi-hires-colombian-students-to-supervise-kiwibots/ https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/15/kiwi-hires-colombian-stu...