Rheinish@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1819arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1817arrow-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 day agomessage-square84linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours 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-up1·59 minutes agoWasn’t Walmart leaning on the gov to pay their employees medicare because they were paying so little in one state?
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?