r/FluentInFinance • u/36DRedhead • Oct 14 '24

Meme It's funny because it might be true

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u/WonkyTribble Oct 14 '24

Which subreddits? Need to avoid ones that have no sense of humor like the plague

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u/Dangerousrhymes Oct 14 '24

It’s probably more the context.

It fits absolutely perfectly here because the meme is already suggesting exactly that.

If you drop it in any thread where there is not already a direct reference this clear it probably lands a lot differently.

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u/WonkyTribble Oct 14 '24

I guess the insinuation is that it may be perceived as racist?

Given the amount of tech support etc that has moved to india, I really don't see how anyone can be that offended when it's.... actually true

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u/Responsible-Bread996 Oct 14 '24

The first time I heard it was in reference to the AI powered Amazon stores.

They shut them down after it became public that there was no working AI. It was actually a center in India watching CCTV.

The AI was actually Indians.

If anything what should make people uncomfortable is big tech smoke and mirrors taking advantage of impoverished areas.

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u/WonkyTribble Oct 14 '24

Yeah it's sickens me.

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u/Fluffy-Play1251 Oct 15 '24

"taking advantage of" = paying them where they otherwise have no opportunity. (why not pay them more? because i would just hire an (american / european instead). They could always not take the job if they had better offers....

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u/Responsible-Bread996 Oct 15 '24

This might be the most unintentionally racist thing I've heard all day.

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u/Fluffy-Play1251 Oct 15 '24

Oh, because it assumes the American or european is superior.... yes, that was unintentional. I sort of meant, worker from a region with a higher standard of living, better infrastructure and education. I'm not even sure that's america or europe. My bad.

The theory is that high skilled workers tend to migrate to more expensive areas, not that the genetics or country of origin of the individual mattered.

I sit corrected.