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"There are thousands of volunteers who donated their labour to Duo... Bit by bit all of our work was hidden from us as Duolingo became a publicly-traded company." (aus.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 103 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"If peoples basic needs were met nobody would work!"

People "work" all the time of their own accord, we just call it volunteering instead of "work." People love saying "I don't want to work," but really what they mean is "I don't want my economic output stolen from me by my employer while what's left is stolen by ever increasing prices with no wage adjustment to compensate."

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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    People “work” all the time of their own accord, we just call it volunteering instead of “work.”

    Never even mind volunteering. $50B/year in wage theft in this country. People contract to do labor and then their bosses simply short them. Back in 2019 a coal company attempted to close a mine without paying over $1M in back wages. The workers shut down the rail out of the money and seized the coal until they were made whole.

    Wish more folks who got fleeced by DuoLingo had the gumption to do something similar.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's harder to protest and make demands when most volunteers don't even know where the fuck Duolingo's HQ is, much mess live anywhere near it.

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