Re:DoppelBot: Replace Your CEO with an LLM
by Herring on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @12:59PM
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Sometimes the bad jobs are crowding out the good. Like gig work crowding out traditional full-time positions with benefits, as companies prefer cheaper, on-demand labor. Slave labor needs to be outlawed at the society level, not at the individual level "why dont you just find another job".
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Re:DoppelBot: Replace Your CEO with an LLM
by chii on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:10PM
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gig work is not slave labour - slaves had no choice.
gig work is popular because the people doing it are finding that it is the best of all alternatives available to them.
Re:DoppelBot: Replace Your CEO with an LLM
by kilna on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @06:58PM
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"slaves had no choice"... Um, do you think most people can choose not to work?
Gig work is "popular" because wealth-driven systemic pressure is replacing FTE with gig jobs in order to fatten the bottom line.
Re:DoppelBot: Replace Your CEO with an LLM
by chii on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:15PM
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> do you think most people can choose not to work?
they have the choice - because they have agency. Slavery is literally taking that agency away. Having agency doesn't mean being immune to the consequences.
The consequences of a slave "choosing" to not work is punishment and death.
The consequences of a gig worker choosing not to work is to claim basic benefits (but hardly will die). It's uncomfortable, and i will bet most people will choose to work, but it doesn't mean someone is forcing them.