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[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago

If people stopped using tech to exploit people they would stop feeling exploited by it

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

“People” is a great word. Who do you mean exactly for these roles? Who’s doing what here?

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As usual, most people who have control of how technology is used on a broad scale are in positions of power suitable for exploitation. That is, the people I'm talking about are business owners and high-level executives (and the government) using technology to exploit workers. To be fair, that's not always the dynamic-- "normal" people can exploit each other too, and businesses and the government can as well. But it is the most pressing issue imo, because of the power imbalance. See also rent comtrol algorithms, automated insurance claim denials, etc.

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