Show Notes
"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." - Goodhart’s Law
We're not cogs in a machine. We are so much more than that. When we put all the emphasis on metrics (the way we measure shit) we lose sight of what we're trying to produce and instead we focus on scoring well.
The sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Taylorism More Perfect Union's expose on spyware at work. Ronan Farrow's "Bossware" video https://slack.green/en/blog/what-is-bossware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_monitoring_software
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According to Ronan Farrow, over 70% of employers use some form of digital monitoring. They rank you against your coworkers and flag you if they deem you as unproductive. They track your locations even when you’re off of work. They are constantly sharing your data with third parties. They analyze your voice and facial expressions to build a behavioral profile and flag you as “employable” based on your fucking voice. It flags if your mood changes. CVS, McDonald’s, Amazon, etc. all use this tech. But so do major hospitals and police departments.
"Every product is a bait with which to seduce away the other’s very being, his money; every real and possible need is a weakness which will lead the fly to the glue-pot." - Karl Marx, Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844
Today is a re-release of an old episode, I'll be back Monday with the follow up to the Karl Marx series.
Today is a re-release of an old episode, I'll be back Monday with the follow up to the Karl Marx series.
"Every product is a bait with which to seduce away the other’s very being, his money; every real and possible need is a weakness which will lead the fly to the glue-pot." - Karl Marx, Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844