Rheinish@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoDwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI and layoff-happy CEOs: 'Everyone I know, their bosses are slowly getting psychosis'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1892arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1889arrow-down1external-linkDwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI and layoff-happy CEOs: 'Everyone I know, their bosses are slowly getting psychosis'www.pcgamer.comRheinish@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square117linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month ago “Somebody else will pay the salaries of our customers”. That’s been the mindset of these business “leaders” for a few decades already. The difference is now they have a tool that promises them that they can eliminate workers at an increasingly rapid rate. Of course that’s a false promise, but once they realize that, a helluva lot of damage will have been done.
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWasn’t Walmart leaning on the gov to pay their employees medicare because they were paying so little in one state?
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWalmart was also telling their employees in some states how to apply to food banks and other social supports, because they refused to pay their workers adequately.
That’s been the mindset of these business “leaders” for a few decades already.
The difference is now they have a tool that promises them that they can eliminate workers at an increasingly rapid rate.
Of course that’s a false promise, but once they realize that, a helluva lot of damage will have been done.
Wasn’t Walmart leaning on the gov to pay their employees medicare because they were paying so little in one state?
Walmart was also telling their employees in some states how to apply to food banks and other social supports, because they refused to pay their workers adequately.