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I think that it is grotesque to take some moral high ground while global companies are exploiting the most desperate workers that they can find. They don’t give
by Spooky23 9mo ago
I think that it is grotesque to take some moral high ground while global companies are exploiting the most desperate workers that they can find. They don’t give a shit about poor people in India, they need people with marginal English language ability whom have little or no worker protections.
People will do what they have to do to survive. But this is hurting these people who long suffer long after the social media company’s contractor discards them.
- simianwords 9mo agoWhat’s your alternative? The people in villages are struggling without jobs and they are poor. They don’t even have food to put on their plate. They make irrational decisions - don’t send their kids to school, make them work in farms. They are mentally stunted because of low quality food. They vote for idiots which stall progress even more. You show concern but what is the alternative? Ask the capitalists for even more money?
- ath92 9mo agoEnding world hunger isn’t that expensive: https://wfpusa.org/news/how-much-would-it-cost-to-end-world-hunger/ https://wfpusa.org/news/how-much-would-it-cost-to-end-world-... Nvidia’s profit alone would’ve been more than enough to end world hunger by these estimates.
- simianwords 9mo agothis article is false
- kelipso 9mo agoBaseless accusation. The article is true of course.
- evsimonisretar 9mo ago[dead]
- em-bee 9mo agoAsk the capitalists for even more money? yes, all that profit they are making should be invested into the future of our society. globally. poor people don't send their kids to school because school costs money, which they don't have. school is an investment into the future. but you can't make an investment if you don't have anything to invest. which is why that investment needs to come from those who have the money.
- simianwords 9mo agoso unless they give enough money, they should not be able to employ the people who need the employment? You suggest that the state set minimum wage above what the lady already earns? She earns way more than minimum wage.
- em-bee 9mo agoi am not necessarily agreeing with any of the opinions shared above. when someone jumps into a thread like i did this can easily be missed. so please forget all of that discussion, as it is not relevant to my argument. i am a different commenter. what i am suggesting is that the only way to lead people out of poverty as a society is to heavily invest in education. paid for by taxing those that make all the profits. paid in such a way that sending children to school offsets the loss of income the family would have from letting the children work in the fields. (in some places in africa this works because the school is the only place where the kids get food.) i am not suggesting that these jobs should go away. that's besides the point. i am not sharing any opinion about those jobs or the current situation. what i am suggesting is that instead of arguing about the situation or complaining about those jobs, the best way to make life really better for these people is to improve their education. the companies that provide these jobs could be contributing to that too by not only paying good salaries as they are but also directly investing into the building of schools, and making sending children to school a condition of employment.
- Spooky23 9mo agoYou sound like Johnathan Swift satirically suggesting that the Irish sell their children to be eaten by their landlords.
- paulryanrogers 9mo ago> What’s your alternative? Let women work the jobs, and laws mandating upfront transparency and mental health support. It shouldn't increase costs significantly and the benefits in human dignity will be more than worth it. And don't stop working to make governments more honest, so other jobs can be established. Improve education so silly superstitions don't keep women locked out of large swathes of society and work.
- thunderbong 9mo agoThey might also be doing it for the sake of a better future for their children, not just for themselves.