Cory Doctorow · @pluralistic
47394 followers · 45006 posts · Server mamot.fr
EURACTIV Economy · @euractiv_economy
165 followers · 700 posts · Server eupolicy.social

Detangling the nostalgic, classist, racist, sexist, and ageist threads of claims about less civility in US public...
Or, Sympathy for the Karens and Chads ?

ask.metafilter.com/373801/Did-





#uspol #classism #trash #publicfreakouts #precarity

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Lucia Yanzon · @luciayzn
50 followers · 44 posts · Server social.anoxinon.de

"from the start, mobility is not a for the people in the ‘Global South,’ , displaced people, and
(self-)exiled . can cause the loss of different forms of deprive individuals of their care networks, burden them with emotional challenges and loneliness, and expose them to and " from the awesome book 📚✨ Academics' of and in ✨📚 (OA)

#privilege #refugees #academics #mobility #capital #discrimination #othering #migrant #narratives #precarity #resilience #europe

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Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
140 followers · 2992 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

is a by design
therealnews.com/american-pover
Sociologist Matthew Desmond explains the roots of poverty in in , and the willful policies at all levels of government that keep people trapped in .

#american #poverty #calamity #america #exploitation #precarity

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Miguel Afonso Caetano · @remixtures
584 followers · 2326 posts · Server tldr.nettime.org

: "If these workers for gig platform companies were classified as employees rather than independent contractors then they would be able to demand a wage floor, overtime compensation, and the right to organize a union. But given the low minimum wage and statutory carveouts for “waiting time,” Uber and Lyft as employers would still be able to use personalized pay to incentivize and control worker behavior.

Indeed, the core motivations of these companies to use algorithmic wage discrimination—labor control and wage uncertainty—could apply to many other forms of employment. Gig nurses, for example, could be offered different payments than their colleagues for the same work, at the same place, based on what the hiring platform knows about how much these nurses were willing to accept for previous assignments, or what they know about their debt and other financial obligations."

equitablegrowth.org/algorithmi

#gigeconomy #algorithms #precarity #algorithmicwagediscrimination

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Caro S. · @Heidentweet
230 followers · 320 posts · Server todon.eu

Inspirational podcast: The Deep Dive with Dr. Joy James

"Philip spends time with scholar Dr. Joy James. In their conversation they discuss her latest work In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love, how Love is a radical political force for activists and organizers and a central principle for making a new world."

thedeepdivepod.com/151

#abolishthepolice #antiracism #precarity #organizedabandonment #blackfeminism #abolishprisons #povertyisviolence #ABetterWorldIsPossible #drjoyjames #Community #Podcast

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Caro S. · @Heidentweet
229 followers · 311 posts · Server todon.eu

Now listening to The Deep Dive with Dr. Joy James

"Philip spends time with scholar Dr. Joy James. In their conversation they discuss her latest work In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love, how Love is a radical political force for activists and organizers and a central principle for making a new world."

thedeepdivepod.com/151

#abolishthepolice #antiracism #precarity #organizedabandonment #blackfeminism #abolishprisons #povertyisviolence #ABetterWorldIsPossible #drjoyjames #Community #Podcast

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Caro S. · @Heidentweet
229 followers · 311 posts · Server todon.eu

Now listening to The Deep Dive with Dr. Joy James

"Philip spends time with scholar Dr. Joy James. In their conversation they discuss her latest work In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love, how Love is a radical political force for activists and organizers and a central principle for making a new world."

thedeepdivepod.com/151

#abolishthepolice #antiracism #precarity #organizedabandonment #blackfeminism #abolishprisons #povertyisviolence #ABetterWorldIsPossible #drjoyjames #Community

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Caro S. · @Heidentweet
229 followers · 311 posts · Server todon.eu

Now listening to The Deep Dive with Dr. Joy James

"Philip spends time with scholar Dr. Joy James. In their conversation they discuss her latest work In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love, how Love is a radical political force for activists and organizers and a central principle for making a new world."

thedeepdivepod.com/151

#abolishthepolice #antiracism #precarity #organizedabandonment #blackfeminism #abolishprisons #antiviolence #ABetterWorldIsPossible #drjoyjames #Community

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Open Book Publishers · @OpenBookPublish
316 followers · 46 posts · Server hcommons.social

📚Read Now📚

A new blog post✍️by Ladan Rahbari & Olga Burlyuk on their latest edited volume ' ’ Narratives of and in '.

blogs.openbookpublishers.com/s

#migrant #academics #precarity #resilience #europe

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Open Book Publishers · @OpenBookPublish
315 followers · 44 posts · Server hcommons.social

📢 in : ' ’ Narratives of and in ', edited by Olga Burlyuk and Ladan Rahbari.

This volume consists of narratives of from the within in the .The autobiographic and autoethnographic contributions to this collection aim to the discourse around by highlighting experiences of precarity, resilience, care and solidarity in the margins.

Building on as a critical concept for challenging or forming collectives, the authors move away from conventional styles, instead adopting and as methods of analysis.

Access this OA title for free or get a hard copy at doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0331

#outnow #oa #migrant #academics #precarity #resilience #europe #globalsouth #academia #globalnorth #decolonise #academicmobility #academic #socialexclusion #political #autobiography #autoethnography #intersectional #scholarly

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¡No Pasarán, Mate! · @nopasaran
35 followers · 313 posts · Server mastodon.nz

is not something I can afford. Were to head in a direction that punishes , the consequences for my whanau are too dear.

And that is why I do engage.

I make it clear that the will not be tolerated.

That will not be accepted.

And that is a choice, not a necessity.

I do this firmly, and I do it anonymously.

#precarity #aotearoa #progressives #intolerant #injustice #cruelty

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AmazingMeagen · @AmazingMeagen
113 followers · 435 posts · Server historians.social

@phoenix @enk_dash_one I LOVE your use of "and".
The UK conditions mean a serious use of "or".

A roof over your head OR eating.


#heritage #conservation #precarity

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Miguel Afonso Caetano · @remixtures
381 followers · 1190 posts · Server tldr.nettime.org

: "Whether they seem like “gigs” or not, countless varieties of jobs are sliding into the ecosystem of the gig — the world, broadly defined, of technology-enabled temporary employment — and steadily loosening the ties between workers and employers.

The battle lines that have been drawn around gig work and labor protections usually center on the issue of classification. Workers considered “independent” are paid by 1099, a tax category that exempts them from labor protections like a minimum wage, unemployment insurance and overtime — and requires them to cover their own payroll taxes. Others are paid by W-2 and covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1939. Businesses often push to categorize flexible workers as independent; labor advocates push for W-2s. The standards and tests that determine classifications vary from state to state and can be open to interpretation — workers are easily misclassified.

But even this division does not encompass the full scope of gig work and its influence. Handy, for instance, operates both within the gig ecosystem and outside it. Gale Health insists that all its nurses be paid by W-2, maintaining a floor of labor protections, but still falling short of providing Handy with the level of benefits she can get from a regular, inflexible, full-time job. Hers isn’t the only industry in which some of the benefits once associated with W-2 work have grown complicated. Both inside and outside the gig world, the century-old compact that has determined who is entitled to key protections is eroding. There aren’t many labor questions more consequential than how we redefine or replace it."

nytimes.com/2023/04/13/magazin

#gigeconomy #gigwork #algorithms #precarity #ai

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danmcquillan · @danmcquillan
1113 followers · 457 posts · Server kolektiva.social

LLMs like GPT4 will empower employers to sack workers, who will later be reemployed in precarious lower paid roles to fix the ensuing problems. Never mind 'Prompt Engineer' you can look forward to 'GPT Output Cleaner' & 'BARD Sanitation Operative'.

#gpt #precarity #CareWork #chatgpt #jobs #automation

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BrunoMcGee · @BrunoMcGee
216 followers · 1460 posts · Server newsie.social

I can relate to this. Though I count the lucky stars that my adult kiddo is launched and doing pretty OK. So I'm an open face sandwich. Super stressful though that mom is 2,000 miles away and living on her own is unsustainable. Why can't this country have Basic Nice Things, like a safety net? Oh I forgot: it's because works as social discipline on behalf of

washingtonpost.com/parenting/2

#precarity #capitalism #healthcareforall

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Julian Hamann · @JulianHamann1
824 followers · 96 posts · Server sciences.social

On playful research: A little reflection I have written with Ariane Berthoin Antal (@WZB_Berlin) in which we discuss playful, creative intellectual and social spaces that lie beyond streamlined professional .

We describe how these spaces emerge, how researchers engage with them, and find that they are endangered by and mantras of .

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1

#research #precarity #efficiency #openaccess

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Todd Battistelli · @FromTheRostra
168 followers · 133 posts · Server octodon.social

"The expected outcome is that workers will face their utterly low wages, insecurity, and oppression with 'grit,' 'thriving,' and 'positive mindsets,' rather than agitate, organization and strike" (Ovetz, 2020, p. 9).

#highered #academiccapitalism #deskilling #precarity

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Lynn Chiu · @drlynnchiu
1422 followers · 786 posts · Server ecoevo.social

University of Vienna will soon be my new home!

Starting things right by attending a info meeting, which will clarify the legal situation around academic & fix-term contracts in Austria

More on : nuwiss.at/en/defuer-eine-demok

#nuwiss #precarity

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