dZeppETH

dZeppETH t1_j1zzlz5 wrote

Again, your explanation is a gross oversimplification of a systemic issue that has been an evolving problem for the better part of a century. Do you think secretaries in the ‘60s were adequately compensated for their labor when compared to equivalent male roles at the time, and if so I would love a single example.

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dZeppETH t1_j1zxdf8 wrote

Hopefully someday you learn to view all humans as equal people and not fodder for the consumerist capitalistic machine… If you think the wage gap through all of American history is “debunked at every turn,” you are grossly misinformed and I implore you to actually research the history of women’s pay in the American workforce.

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dZeppETH t1_j1ztu0k wrote

No, it’s exporting exploitation. American Industry has had constant “cheap/free” labor supply issues since the abolition of slavery and through the years have always been seeking a replacement in that loss of profit. This is why we moved to Chinese Labor (railroads), Child Labor (factories), Female Labor (pay gap), etc. Now our solution is to export that exploitation to the 3rd world where most Americans don’t see it day-to-day and therefore don’t have an emotional connection to it enough to protest against it like we did for civil rights, and workers rights, and child labor rights, and women’s rights. This is a problem America has been fighting since the late 1800’s.

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dZeppETH t1_j1zsgmu wrote

Doesn’t make it inane. Exporting exploitation is a huge problem and one that I’m sure many, many people don’t associate with AI and machine learning. We know children make Nike shoes in slave factories, many people are unaware of how that same level of exploitation is prevalent in something like software development, something that’s not physically manufactured.

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