Twonks | Bluesky

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TW😶NKS

A comic in four panels:

Panel 1. White text on black

AI Design Logic

Panel 2. A guy sits in a restaurant at a table with a checkered table cloth. A waiter stands near, hands behind back waiting attentively.

Guy: Get me a cheese pizza

Panel 3. The waiter returns with a pizza in hand.

Panel 4. The guy gestures proudly at the pizza. The waiter looks less than amused.

Guy: Wow, look what I made!

  • jtrek@startrek.website
    4·
    7 hours ago

    The laid off workers also suffer the loss, typically.

    Furthermore, I don’t think “he gambled” compellingly makes this system fair or good.

    • BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world
      11·
      7 hours ago

      The laid off workers also suffer the loss

      Or benefits when they got employed. Point is, that you aren’t rising much with just working. You earn your wage whether the owner did right or wrong decision. Unlike them you don’t have to bear the risk of losing your savings

      • jtrek@startrek.website
        5·
        7 hours ago

        The owner also gets a wage and benefits while the process is running.

        And much of the time, they’re spending VC money. Minimal personal risk.

        And even so, that doesn’t justify the owner keeping almost all of the proceeds. I don’t care if they put their life savings into it. Labor built it.