Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

It wouldn't be exploitative if the money was merely a thank you.

But the money wouldn't be merely a thank you. Not for everyone.

If you were making a standard offering on mechanical turk it's likely* that you would find workers that are in poverty, needing it as income, finding themselves working obscene numbers of hours. As example, a system that tries to get someone to work 90 hour weeks can easily be worse than no income at all.

*based on the GP, no personal research done




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: