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Wow, this is heavy. I work in the content moderation industry so I know the challenges but clearly more needs to be done.

250 people who have been paid more than $100,000

That's a lot of money to a small group of people. That doesn't exactly look like "democratising" the creator industry like they claim.

There’s the part of me that looks at the past five years and thinks I’ve changed for the better and the part of me that’s like—lol

Oh yeah. Sounds familiar.

This is a fascinating cultural insight

Interesting perspective

Meh, sounds like it’s written by a grumpy boomer who doesn’t understand that millennials take gap years, change careers and don’t stick to a classic “climb the ladder” career path

Seems like the right time to be packing up and moving house :)

Two ears, one mouth for a reason.

Very true

I’m frustrated with the amount of authors who write statements that sound like facts about the vaccine which they haven’t researched.

So I was thrilled to hear that the vaccines were effective at blocking severe illness and transmission

This is incorrect. It reduces the severity but doesn’t stop transmission. Why else would there still be masks required? Ugh..

The worry that significant numbers of Americans might end up refusing a safe, effective, and available COVID-19 vaccine has been salient from the start

I find it problematic to call the vaccine “safe and effective” when both has only been studied in a short amount of time.

I’m definitely a “maybe” and considers f there are no Covid cases in my region don’t see any need to change my mind anytime soon

I’m curious about the monetisation strategy behind this

Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.

This is just insane. We really need to stop giving this platform so much power

I guess I’m not old enough to understand this article but to me it sounds like an old grumpy guy who is frustrated because Apple has gestures that need to be memorised and they didn’t take his rant seriously so he goes public now

Drink a magic potion for inner peace – see and FEEL your whole nervous system in 1st gear and the scenario that feels 100% peaceful.

Exactly what I need

I have mixed feelings about the platform and this is quite telling:

Most accounts take home less than $145 a month, but in the process users are leaving sexual online footprints that could actually make their future employment prospects even more precarious.

This is so heavy to read but I think for many this can also be quite inspiring. It’s the beginning of a healing process.

Under ancient Jewish law, if a suspect was found guilty by every judge, they were deemed innocent. Too much agreement implied a systemic error in the judicial process. Unanimous agreement sometimes leads to bad decisions.

This is interesting but seems flawed

masks shouldn’t go on being a blunt-force declaration of safety; we should embrace their nuanced use

Yes!

There are some good lessons in here

It’s as if these churches and organisations want to spread guilt and shame. Of course these people feel the need to act out with all that guilt and shame inside of them.

if executives like Mark Zuckerberg spent time experiencing the content moderation job themselves, they might be more willing to make improvements. However, when questioned in 2019 by Irvine congressional representative Katie Porter, Zuckerberg said it would not be the best use of his time.

What an incredibly stupid reply 🤦‍♂️

Sounds great! I want that app too

True and very inspiring

I hope the future will find a middle ground that caters better for both sides of the spectrum

What an incredible discovery

This is an incredibly well researched and interesting article. The whole creator economy as an industry is going to be massive with all the kids growing up thinking being a youtuber, tiktoker, etc is a normal career.

The inequality of this is what scares me. There is going to be a clear division in access to services and places between two classes in society

Very relatable

It’s like a whole new math. I have more time and fewer obligations, yet I’m getting so much less done.

This makes it sound so easy 😅

the timing of this revelation seems likely to prime the pump for Clubhouse’s conversation with potential investors

Sounds about right

Makes sense. I’m surprised they didn’t open this up sooner

I love this topic - I learn something new in every article

Very good food for thought

It's an academic interest and these are experiences that human beings have reported across different times and across cultures, and we really need to try and understand all aspects of human experience

I like this approach

a useful first step is to remove from your smartphone any apps that make money from your attention

I like this

Oh wow. The media industry is so messed up. This is messed up.

Sounds like a four-point ReadUp community manifesto

This makes sense :)