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  • Why are programmers seeing AI differently?

    Anil Dash shares insights related to why programmers view AI definitely than, artists or other creatives. It boils down to cultural and historical elements of software programming – sharing code and reducing rework. And how they view labor.

    I’ve come to the personal conclusion that the only way forward is for more of the hackers with soul to seize this moment of flux and use these tools to build. The economics of creating code are changing, and it can’t just be the worst billionaires in the world who benefit. The latest count is 700,000 people laid off in the last few years in the tech industry. We’ll be at a million soon, at the rate things are accelerating. Each new layoff announcement is now in the thousands.

  • Even OnlyFans performers are outsourcing work

    Capitalism is so pervasive even OnlyFans performers are outsourcing work

    A more recent period of chatting work with a new agency offered improved conditions and pay, though still less than $4 an hour.

    She said she knew the work would involve explicit content – but even so “sexting” was unpleasant.

    “It’s kind of icky when you think about it, because you’ll have to do sexting a lot of times, like, several times in an hour because, you know, you’ll be talking to several fans all at once”.

    She said the people she chatted to often seemed “really nice” but were obviously lonely, making the whole process feel sad, especially as she was not the person she was pretending to be.