North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim

Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by wahnfrieden on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:51PM (#47429828)

You’ll lose your health insurance

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by tt24 on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:58PM (#47429952)

Sounds like having a w2 is a pretty good deal for you then.

Slavery isn’t defined by “I don’t want to talk away because the deal is too good”, it’s more like “I’m unable to walk away because I’m threatened with force if I do so”

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by wahnfrieden on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @03:13PM (#47430152)

I moved to Canada instead of tying myself to a w2

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by renewiltord on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @04:06PM (#47430755)

This is one of those reasons I never took slave rebellions seriously. Instead of dying like that in the dirt why not just move to Canada?

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by tt24 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @10:22AM (#47440033)

Guess you were never a slave then.

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by wahnfrieden on Thursday March 19, 2026 @10:56AM (#47440592)

I didn’t call myself that

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by tt24 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:12AM (#47440866)

Context of the thread is important

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by wahnfrieden on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:09PM (#47441746)

I agree

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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by guywithahat on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @03:17PM (#47430215)

My dad used to refer to that as the golden handcuffs when he worked for GE. Wouldn't compare it to slavery though, he just felt trapped there because nobody else would pay him that well or give him as good of benefits

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