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Re:Microsoft had shifted at least $39B in U.S. profits to Pu... by SirLotsaLocks on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:46AM (#22118488)
>"it"

refering to people as "it" is kind of wrong

also the only reason its better (if thats even true) is because things used to be so shitty that anything is better than that

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Re:Microsoft had shifted at least $39B in U.S. profits to Pu... by leetcrew on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:32AM (#22118956)
> refering to people as "it" is kind of wrong.

I don't agree. labor is functioning as a collective noun here. it's common to use "it" to refer to a collective noun (even if the collective is people), especially when there is a sense of the collective acting as a single unit (eg, the jury delivered its verdict).

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Re:Microsoft had shifted at least $39B in U.S. profits to Pu... by ksec on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:44PM (#22119940)
And a gentle reminder not everyone is native in English.
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Re:Microsoft had shifted at least $39B in U.S. profits to Pu... by Fjolsvith on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:07PM (#22120842)
It refers to the "model".
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