throwaaawayNNV

4 ms·

1. 1.▲
   by throwaaawayNNV 9y ago

   I try to pay well, but it's tough because different countries have different cost of life/income expectations. If I pay $8/hr in the US, I am an asshole and it's illegal in many states. If I pay the same in many countrie
2. 2.▲
   by throwaaawayNNV 9y ago

   That's very possible. The hard question is "then what?" If you remove the market economy and ability for people to make money, take initiative and be rewarded for it, and go instead to a pure socialist model/goal, that g
3. 3.▲
   by throwaaawayNNV 9y ago

   Exactly. I make most of the money, not them. And the day I reduce their hours significantly because I bring AI into the platform -and one day I will-, I will make even more, and they will make even less. I don't think I am individually
4. 4.▲
   by throwaaawayNNV 9y ago

   I run a business where I hire remote people to do fairly basic tasks. I can pay them cheaply, replace them easily when they don't fit anymore. I am the "platform" and I extract the surplus. So I feel the article has very vali