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And its cold comfort to us all to basically say "let's all agree to slavery so nobody loses their jobs".

• seneca 10mo ago
  > And its cold comfort to us all to basically say "let's all agree to slavery so nobody loses their jobs". Comparing software development jobs in the modern United States to slavery is quite fanciful.
  • free_bip 10mo ago
    Game development is a lot different than "normal" software development. Usually involves a lot more crunch/unpaid overtime. Though yes, the comparison is hyperbole.
• Manuel_D 10mo ago
  Except unlike slaves, these software developers are free to quit and take a competing job offer.
  • frmersdog 10mo ago
    The logical conclusion of the scenario being floated here is that if enough workers resist their own exploitation, the "job creators" will take their capital and go... somewhere. And then there will be no jobs.
    • frmersdog 10mo ago
      (Obviously I'm being facetious. There will, of course, be jobs. And also, a lot of capital owners sitting on the sidelines, debt payments incoming with no income stream.)
  • _whiteCaps_ 10mo ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_Litigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_L... Until the companies start colluding to suppress your wages.
    • Manuel_D 10mo ago
      Still not even remotely comparable to owning human beings as property. Regardless, the government cracked down on this behavior (which affected 8 companies) and it stopped in 20009 as per your link.
      • kevinh 10mo ago
        It's still going on now - they just use a third party to help them collude.
        • Manuel_D 10mo ago
          What third party is enforcing an anti-poaching agreement? Can you back up that claim with evidence?