nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agoFormer The Day Before volunteer claims "everything was a lie," as game is pulled from Steamwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down14
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkFormer The Day Before volunteer claims "everything was a lie," as game is pulled from Steamwww.pcgamesn.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·2 years agoBaffled why someone would work for a profit oriented corporation for free
minus-squareminibyte@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 years agoThey’re asking for volunteers to run the 2024 Super Bowl. I can’t explain why that infuriates me, but it does.
minus-squareCrowfiend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 years agoBecause the NFL has way too much money, industry-wise, to have any acceptable reason to not pay people. There, I think that’s a good starting point on explaining the infuriation.
minus-squareParanomaly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agoUnfortunately, creative industries are notoriously difficult to get into and so anything that will help someone “get their foot in the door” will seem attractive to those who dream of getting in.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·2 years agoBaffled that a corporation would pay someone to write an article this badly! Ten paragraphs, no information
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI’d much prefer ten information and no paragraphs personally.
minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years ago8 years ago when I was struggling, I was getting paid $20 to write a 1000 word article. I can’t imagine how low the price is now, especially with AI. It’s going to get worse.
minus-squareDudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoMaybe they were another person working for free
Baffled why someone would work for a profit oriented corporation for free
They’re asking for volunteers to run the 2024 Super Bowl. I can’t explain why that infuriates me, but it does.
Because the NFL has way too much money, industry-wise, to have any acceptable reason to not pay people.
There, I think that’s a good starting point on explaining the infuriation.
Unfortunately, creative industries are notoriously difficult to get into and so anything that will help someone “get their foot in the door” will seem attractive to those who dream of getting in.
Baffled that a corporation would pay someone to write an article this badly!
Ten paragraphs, no information
I’d much prefer ten information and no paragraphs personally.
8 years ago when I was struggling, I was getting paid $20 to write a 1000 word article.
I can’t imagine how low the price is now, especially with AI.
It’s going to get worse.
Maybe they were another person working for free