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Pluralistic: The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us (02 Aug 2024)


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  • The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us: Microsoft, Oracle, and other bossware dealers are transforming our workplaces with "virtual whips."
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on August 2, 2024August 15, 2024Categories UncategorizedTags AlgorithmWatch, Arbeiterkammer, austria, bossware, call centers, cracked labs, data at work, dystopianism, gig work, labor, microsoft, retail, reverse centaurs, shitty technology adoption curve, surveillance, torment nexus, Wolfie Christl1 Comment on Pluralistic: The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us (02 Aug 2024)

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