What Does it Mean to Work Under Algorithmic Eyes? ” “We should not take computer scientists at their word that the paradigms for human emotions they have developed… can produce ground truth about human emotions.” Part of the reason is that machines are biased. Women, older employees, neurodiverse workers, and people of color are far …
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Apr 12 2026
Suppose two married women …
Suppose two married women get jobs outside the home at the same time, forcing their husbands to hire someone to do the cooking, cleaning, and childcare. Ten hours/day, 5 days/week, at $20/hr. It’s a lot to afford, but the men have so-called ‘breadwinner’ salaries. Suppose it turns out that Emma is hired by Alyssa’s husband …
Mar 02 2026
What if the typical worker’s pay had risen like CEO’s pay?
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-if-the-typical-workers-pay-had
Jun 27 2025
Spending — I finally get it.
I finally get it. A few days ago, I bought some stuff from a new local bakery, not because I needed what I bought or even because I really wanted it, but because I wanted to support the business, I wanted to help the owner and her small staff stay in business, because so many …
Jun 11 2025
American workers / Mexican workers / GM
“Think of how handily Detroit’s auto workers were distracted from GM’s greed when they were given Mexican free-trade-zone labor to treat as a scapegoat; the American worker’s enemy isn’t the Mexican worker, it’s the auto manufacture who screws them both.” from Overclocked, Cory Doctorow
Jul 18 2023
Proof of Sexism
Read this: Men have no idea how hard daily life is for women. Women have no idea how hard daily life is for them either because they don’t know how easy it is for men. Everyone should reverse for a week. At least online. If you’re male, use a female name; and if you’re female, …
Jun 05 2023
If women completed work based on their percentage of wages compared to men
This is hilarious. And enraging. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-women-completed-work-based-on-their-percentage-of-wages-compared-to-men
Feb 24 2023
Women’s Work, Kari Aguila
An interesting novel, worth the read! “Think about how different our world is going to be when this generation of boys grows up, having been allowed to grow into whole, good, decent men. Nobody is going to tell them that they have to go through life being some stupid caricature of masculinity anymore. They can …
Jun 10 2022
IT, AI, and Us
Like thousands of people, I recently received a message from Google: On May 30, you may lose access to apps that are using less secure sign-in technology To help keep your account secure, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account …
Dec 25 2021
On Volunteering
Ever notice that women, far more often than men, are expected to volunteer their time and their effort? On the one hand, the implication is that women’s work has no value. On the other hand, since they’re expected to do whatever it is, the implication is that it has considerable value (it needs to be …
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