Draiken

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by Draiken 3y ago
Yes. It's in line with the social media industry: the top ~0.1% gets ridiculous amounts of money from sponsors and ads, while everyone else can barely scrape by.
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by Draiken 3y ago
That sounds very interesting and fair but way less profitable than just selling ads, so it'll never happen under capitalism. It's easy to forget that in reality it's almost never a case where we "can't find alternat
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by Draiken 3y ago
Not to mention you basically can't skip the in-video sponsors that content creators need to survive. I pay for premium and watch it on the TV (no SponsoBlock there), so it's getting to a point where I'm holding the fucking re
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by Draiken 3y ago
Then why weren't they arrested for that instead? I am not familiar with French law. Is that literally a crime or are you saying it as an expression?
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by Draiken 3y ago
I'm from Brazil and I'd say we've just had that disaster election you fear a few years ago. I used to laugh at the absurdities of the Trump government thinking it would never happen here and alas, it did. And it was even wors
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by Draiken 3y ago
I have no idea. But I know it's not a law of physics so it can definitely be changed. It's hard to see in the status quo, but it doesn't mean it can't be changed. Whatever system exists today works the way it does becaus
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by Draiken 3y ago
> Now you're shifting the goal post. That was not my intention. Climate change was just an example but the point is still about profits. It doesn't matter if you find that in 25 years profits will be better for everyone if we d
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by Draiken 3y ago
It's hard to see it happening with how things work today. If companies had to do this they would make an effort to figure it out.
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by Draiken 3y ago
Being a cliché or not doesn't make it untrue. It's not a novel argument but it's still absolutely relevant. Saying it's not "the capitalism" is a bit of a true scotsman argument. There is only really one capita
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by Draiken 3y ago
I see your point now, but I disagree. Yes, signing a few API users would "increase profit" but not as much as the profit they can (or perceive they can) generate by having control over their platform/clients. With control the
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by Draiken 3y ago
Not sure I'm following here. I can't really think of another motive for doing what they are doing. It's an attempt of a pump before dumping it in the public markets. What else could it be?
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by Draiken 3y ago
Isn't everything that's happening with Reddit ultimately because of the pursuit of profits above all else? For me that's as capitalistic as it gets. It's the same frame of thought geared towards employees.
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We need to talk about interactors(mycodingtales.com)
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by Draiken 3y ago
>Oh yes you are 4 times better than everyone else but treated just the same. I never said that. It's clear you're not arguing in good faith so this will be my last reply. Not to mention that completely misses the point. Even if
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by Draiken 3y ago
The "adversarial style" is just an excuse for bad managers/companies. If you can't tell that a worker is not producing because they are WFH then you are plain and simply incompetent. It's actually much easier to pre
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by Draiken 3y ago
I'm sorry but... what? There's no believing in metaphorical realities here. It's the real life. Being an employee is a bad bargain. You sacrifice a massive chunk of the returns from your work to your employer in the form of p
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by Draiken 3y ago
Yes, the are many Clueless [1] in the world [1]: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
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by Draiken 4y ago
I'd argue that's exactly the world we already live in and mostly by design. Another comment mentioned that science was a hobby for the aristocracy and I agree. Because of the big wealth inequality it seems to remain so as shown by
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by Draiken 4y ago
Sure, but we evolved and now we know better. Except with the current state of affairs, we know it's the wrong thing to do but still keep doing it in favor of profits. It makes no sense to compare how things were ages ago (even quite re
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by Draiken 4y ago
But there are many ways to make all of this stuff. Many times there are better ways and less harmful ways, but those are basically always less profitable. This is capitalism and the one and only objective is profit. It's never going to
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by Draiken 4y ago
Several pros today use wireless mice. I think your notions of wireless is a bit outdated :) In CS:GO tournaments basically everyone uses wireless now. Logitech G PRO X Superlight is amazing. Never used a lighter mouse and will never go back
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by Draiken 4y ago
My kids didn't scream at me more regularly than coworkers tapped me in the shoulder to talk about random shit or ask questions that could be answered with a single search. Of course everyone's experience will vary, which kind of i
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by Draiken 4y ago
Sure maybe having kids around might sometimes affect your productivity, but how is that any different than being in an open office? Phone calls, people talking around you, movement everywhere, unwanted taps on your shoulder and a lot more.
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by Draiken 4y ago
I guess you could say people are brainwashed about anything. So fair point, I take that back. I was just frustrated because it's such a "default" answer for people when the vast majority doesn't even consider that this i
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by Draiken 4y ago
It always astonishes me seeing how ingrained this individualistic capitalistic mindset is on so many. People have been brainwashed. These are people. This could be you, or your friend, espouse, mother, sister... And just because you can bou
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by Draiken 4y ago
I sincerely don't think we should put the salaries as the deciding factor here. The crux of the issue is what you said: employee protections. The only reason they over-hire in the first place is how cheap and easy it is to layoff after
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by Draiken 4y ago
Suicide rates surge after layoffs. Assuming it's "okay" just because they were in a big company earning more than most is disingenuous in my view. For the company this is a blip. It'll probably even make some profit for
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by Draiken 4y ago
The only reason we find ourselves in this place is because of this hyper-growth mentality that is unsustainable by definition. As someone else pointed out, this specific point is moot in this case. They are just looking for even more profit
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by Draiken 4y ago
No, I don't know of any that survive long enough. How is that even possible in a capitalist society? The game is rigged in favor of profits, not people. Of course even if you do create a successful company that values people above prof
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by Draiken 4y ago
Comments like these tell me how ingrained capitalism is on people's minds now. We seem to forget that without the people that make up the company, it simply does not exist. Companies are imaginary entities chasing profits for its owner

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