You are appealing to a sense of morality that has eroded away from the general populace.
I interpreted your use of the phrase “slave labor” as a euphemism for something like exploitative work as opposed to forced/coercive labor. This distinction matters, as well as the cultural differences between what sort of content is jarring to encounter in the US versus the regions listed in the article.
On the other hand however, these youngsters need to pursue other options. In the case of the gentleman who saved $70 for a date, even, adjust their priorities.
I see what you’re saying but even taking cultural differences into account I can’t imagine people from the regions listed in the article aren’t at least on some level unsettled by earning a dollar an hour to read accounts of rape and label porn for AI.
“The nature of the work often feels like digital servitude—but it's a necessity for earning a livelihood.”
To clarify, I find your sentiment touched on an aspect of the article that 1) I felt wasn't properly conveyed in the piece itself and 2) Is not being address adequately in the comments here.
> I see what you’re saying but even taking cultural differences into account I can’t imagine people from the regions listed in the article aren’t at least on some level unsettled by earning a dollar an hour to read accounts of rape and label porn for AI.
I agree. I'd go as far as to say with confidence that many of them are unsettled by these things, if my impression of Pakistani or Southeast Asian culture is at all accurate. On the contrary, I could surely imagine a considerable amount of people in other cultures being less unsettled by what's described in the article.
This story happens to touch on the intersections of certain cultural, socioeconomic and moral elements. I wish a different publication reported on it.
I interpreted your use of the phrase “slave labor” as a euphemism for something like exploitative work as opposed to forced/coercive labor. This distinction matters, as well as the cultural differences between what sort of content is jarring to encounter in the US versus the regions listed in the article.
On the other hand however, these youngsters need to pursue other options. In the case of the gentleman who saved $70 for a date, even, adjust their priorities.