tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post6936042707125684973..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: Labour Exploitation In The Knowledge EconomyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-25420823593298822702013-06-27T12:31:08.384-07:002013-06-27T12:31:08.384-07:00Nothing about this is simple. It will take time a...Nothing about this is simple. It will take time and probably some ugly things happening before people recognize what is going on, much less start to unify around common cause.<br />MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-9519025111252456072013-06-27T12:25:09.078-07:002013-06-27T12:25:09.078-07:00Because of the nature of technical jobs (i.e. almo...Because of the nature of technical jobs (i.e. almost transient, freelance, previously well-financed and supported, arrived at often by diverse educational directions), there's never been a coming together of knowledge-based sectors, and in some areas, everyone's become conditioned to see everyone else in their field as competition. So there's been nothing near like a union or sector solidarity, which will make facing those challenges far more difficult.<br /><br />In graphic design, it's becoming even worse, with companies doing things on speculation, with sometimes a hundred designers submitting pieces irrespective of backgrounds and skills, each hoping to be the one accepted for the $x.00 commission. I don't do work on spec, but I can understand why (when things get lean enough), people do.<br /><br />You wrote: <i>"A part of the solution may well involve some kind of international union construct."</i><br /><br />Maybe, but it will be a challenge, when livelihoods are made to depend on competition and rivalry.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070237425179174793noreply@blogger.com