Comment by lm28469
4 years ago
> of course that's the point of the tool, what is wrong with that?
I sure am not the only one concerned about megacorps exploiting third world country workers to maximize their profit. Who's winning here ? Your boss buying his new yacht or the army of semi slaves forced to use a SV designed software to roleplay as white americans because their accent is "too offensive" for the racists using your service ?
There is such a wide gap between the buzzwords on this startup "about" page and the reality of what they're enabling.
So you are outraged for these 'minorities' even though they have not expressed concern, but what is your proposed solution? Should the mega-corps just fire them, consign them to real poverty and recruit from 1st world countries again where they have to pay a higher salary but they get better sales numbers? Or should the mega corps operate as a charity, funneling money to the 3rd world even though they don't get as good results and their customers are frustrated? Or should they continue to employee the 3rd world people providing them a salary far above any comparable local job but make them use a software tool that doesn't bother anyone but you and a few other people who are offended for the workers that are to naïve to know they are being explioted until you told them? Or should the customers that get frustrated with their accents get sent to re-education camps?
Pretty much your only options.