Post AzTNO2PeatK2ld4YV6 by qole@techhub.social
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 (DIR) Post #AzTNNpXKT2jmpfZ09w by qole@techhub.social
       2025-10-22T06:23:06Z
       
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       This is like some creepy cross between William Gibson @GreatDismal and Cory Doctorow @pluralistic ... A Japanese company is hiring low wage Philipino workers to remotely operate robots in Japanese convenience stores. They get migrant labour without the migrants. https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/
       
 (DIR) Post #AzTNNw8Pw3yBIQxhnk by qole@techhub.social
       2025-10-22T06:30:35Z
       
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       "We haven't found any writings describing what we're looking for, but this one author wrote about the Pleasure Nexus, and this other author wrote about the Pleasure - Torment Converter, and that gave us a great idea..."
       
 (DIR) Post #AzTNO2PeatK2ld4YV6 by qole@techhub.social
       2025-10-22T14:49:26Z
       
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       Thanks to @angusm and @kiwi for pointing out that this particular Torment Nexus was written about in 2008:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_Dealer