▲ 1191 ▼ Yay. Underpaid freelance workers are now part of the surveillance state (discuss.online) submitted 2 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments News article https://cybernews.com/news/flock-uber-lyft-vehicles-surveillance/
[–] CosmicRay@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 child) Seems like USA is trying to be everything bad with china with none of the good parts permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) What good parts are there in China for the average citizen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] knexcar@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children) IDK their public transit and high speed trains seem pretty good. And they seem to actually be building high density, walkable housing (and it must be relatively affordable if some people can afford 2 or 3 places to live). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) What ever happened to that Social Credit score permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Seems to have been mostly projection. America is the one with the "social credit score" that is used to judge people's worth before most important transactions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 child) Umm not sure if you have been to China or actually know people from there, but no, public transportation isn't good everywhere (especially in rural regions), and housing absolutely isn't affordable, typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Great thinking of how things are far worse in other countries though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) housing absolutely isn’t affordable typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Weird how despite all that, the home ownership rate in China is 96% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) Maybe read up a little more on that before touting that 90% number. Not exactly sure you'll enjoy those results: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/30/how-people-in-china-afford-their-outrageously-expensive-homes/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) What good parts are there in China for the average citizen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] knexcar@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children) IDK their public transit and high speed trains seem pretty good. And they seem to actually be building high density, walkable housing (and it must be relatively affordable if some people can afford 2 or 3 places to live). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) What ever happened to that Social Credit score permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Seems to have been mostly projection. America is the one with the "social credit score" that is used to judge people's worth before most important transactions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 child) Umm not sure if you have been to China or actually know people from there, but no, public transportation isn't good everywhere (especially in rural regions), and housing absolutely isn't affordable, typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Great thinking of how things are far worse in other countries though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) housing absolutely isn’t affordable typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Weird how despite all that, the home ownership rate in China is 96% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) Maybe read up a little more on that before touting that 90% number. Not exactly sure you'll enjoy those results: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/30/how-people-in-china-afford-their-outrageously-expensive-homes/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] knexcar@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children) IDK their public transit and high speed trains seem pretty good. And they seem to actually be building high density, walkable housing (and it must be relatively affordable if some people can afford 2 or 3 places to live). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) What ever happened to that Social Credit score permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Seems to have been mostly projection. America is the one with the "social credit score" that is used to judge people's worth before most important transactions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 child) Umm not sure if you have been to China or actually know people from there, but no, public transportation isn't good everywhere (especially in rural regions), and housing absolutely isn't affordable, typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Great thinking of how things are far worse in other countries though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) housing absolutely isn’t affordable typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Weird how despite all that, the home ownership rate in China is 96% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) Maybe read up a little more on that before touting that 90% number. Not exactly sure you'll enjoy those results: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/30/how-people-in-china-afford-their-outrageously-expensive-homes/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) What ever happened to that Social Credit score permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Seems to have been mostly projection. America is the one with the "social credit score" that is used to judge people's worth before most important transactions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Seems to have been mostly projection. America is the one with the "social credit score" that is used to judge people's worth before most important transactions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 child) Umm not sure if you have been to China or actually know people from there, but no, public transportation isn't good everywhere (especially in rural regions), and housing absolutely isn't affordable, typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Great thinking of how things are far worse in other countries though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) housing absolutely isn’t affordable typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Weird how despite all that, the home ownership rate in China is 96% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) Maybe read up a little more on that before touting that 90% number. Not exactly sure you'll enjoy those results: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/30/how-people-in-china-afford-their-outrageously-expensive-homes/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) housing absolutely isn’t affordable typically you need an entire families worth of income that goes to the son to afford a home, and on top of that, when you buy a home in China, you are given 70 year lease on the land, so not sure how many Americans would want that sort of thing. Weird how despite all that, the home ownership rate in China is 96% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) Maybe read up a little more on that before touting that 90% number. Not exactly sure you'll enjoy those results: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/30/how-people-in-china-afford-their-outrageously-expensive-homes/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 child) Maybe read up a little more on that before touting that 90% number. Not exactly sure you'll enjoy those results: https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/03/30/how-people-in-china-afford-their-outrageously-expensive-homes/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 day ago What part of any of that am I supposed to be scandalized by, exactly? Because I read the whole article and I didn't see a single reason I shouldn't be touting the 96% home ownership rate. permalink fedilink source parent