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Re:Bye, Amazon by cat199 on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:11AM (#23066285)
pretty sure "the underclass of unwashed workers whose businesses are not awash with cash and thus it's OK to treat them like wage slaves." existed long before computers were ever thought of
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Re:Bye, Amazon by whymauri on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:13AM (#23066291)
I don't think they're saying IT/computers are a root cause, but rather that they might be modern enablers of these power hierarchies.
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Re:Bye, Amazon by icebraining on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:29AM (#23066404)
I think "allowed the creation" rather implies it is the root cause.
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Re:Bye, Amazon by whymauri on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:38AM (#23066442)
Mm, yeah. You seem to be right.
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Re:Bye, Amazon by buboard on Monday May 04, 2020 @07:01AM (#23066563)
did not mean it that way, but that i've never seen in the tech press someone noticing that e.g. walmart doesnt have massage rooms
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