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‘It’s a nightmare’: couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2025
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This is what tech bros bring. A living nightmare.
The algorithms are all about optimizing the extraction of wealth, from everyone involved.
Kafkaesque is a good word for it