• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The biggest clue was when they started referring to us as a “resource”. We’re just another input on their spreadsheet.

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      I used to work at a place that actually changed the name from Human Resources Dept. to Human Capital Dept. and none of the higher ups could figure out why that pissed everybody off.

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        Honestly people being either a “resource” or “capital” still makes people sound like they’re vespene gas or something

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    Who the fuck cares if he claims to be “sorry”? This wasn’t a case of awkward phrasing or poorly chosen words. It’s a reflection of how he thinks, and will continue to think. Even if he loses his job (which he won’t), he’d only be replaced by someone with the same attitude.

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      It’s not even that since they usually end up paying more for AI even when it produces far worse results. The rich just hold a contempt towards the working class and would rather the money they’d use for salaries go to their rich tech company friends in the form of AI-use invoices

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        Yeah specifically with AI, that and the whole “scan and summarize all cloud messages and storage and remove the average person’s ability to buy any technology and force them into a locked down cloud only experience” has been coming together for a while now so they’re edging so hard

        But I mean in general they just can’t comprehend not keeping it all

  • NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca
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    I’ve never understood the purpose of forcing executives to apologize.

    He said exactly what he meant, to a group of investors who largely feel positively about his message.

    A forced apology is condescending and meaningless, and therefore I cannot see how it improves optics in any way.

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      The culture of corporate of PR insists that not only do meaningless canned responses help, but they’re invaluable. After all, the media will faithfully record those canned replies and reproduce them as though they’re salient information, no matter how empty and vapid the cloud of buzzwords produced.

  • NABDad@lemmy.world
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    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The only job that I am 100% certain could be successfully offloaded onto an AI is CEO.

    • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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      30 days ago

      I dunno, those Indian call center reps that can speak English but not understand it can already emulate what AI does fine. Both don’t understand what they are doing or saying and just following an obnoxious script.

  • Nakedmole@lemmy.world
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    The problem isn’t even this particular pos, its that almost all rich people think this way.

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    29 days ago

    This guy provides zero value to society. He steals value created by others and claims it for himself. He’s on the list.

  • dantheclamman@lemmy.world
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    For generations, we were taught to value the opinions of the wealthy. Now we know for the vast majority of billionaires, their extreme wealth is mostly due to chance, not inherent ability, or even worse is actually evidence of their lack of character. The illusion has fallen away. They are the last people we should seek advice from on living a moral life. We should punish them for the act of hoarding immoral amounts of wealth to themselves. I am encouraged because this viewpoint seems to be spreading, and even more encouraged because I think they’re scared. They should be scared.

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    30 days ago

    Wow. Members of the first estate keep letting slip publicly who they really are and how they really feel.

    Eventually, the third estate might get motivated to do something serious about it. Something terrible.