By Laboured Go To Postthis too
I thought he was just being mansplain-y but this dude created a new party that's centrist and renamed it forward? lmao
Dumb smart people, man
Dumb smart people, man
Andrew Yang: "With my Silicon Valley background, I solved the housing crisis and came up with a new invention where we put a home on wheels so you can live from anywhere to your liking."
Andrew Yang: "With my Silicon Valley background, I solved the commuter congestion crisis and came up with a new invention where we have cars drive underground in a single lane."
Andrew Yang: "With my Silicon Valley background, I solved the divisive nature of politics and the two party system by creating a new party that merges both parties into one."
Andrew Yang: "With my Silicon Valley background, I solved the commuter congestion crisis and came up with a new invention where we have cars drive underground in a single lane."
Andrew Yang: "With my Silicon Valley background, I solved the divisive nature of politics and the two party system by creating a new party that merges both parties into one."
Communist TikTok once again threatening our freedom
The campaign is a public setback for Amazon, which has sought to develop tighter relationships with young influencers in recent years. In 2017, the company launched the Amazon Influencer Program, allowing creators to earn revenue by recommending products in personalized Amazon storefronts. Earlier this year, Amazon flew more than a dozen Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok stars to a luxurious retreat in Mexico to encourage influencers to grow their presence on the platform. In June, Amazon built a massive VIP lounge at VidCon, an annual conference for online video stars, where influencers could learn about ways to work more closely with the company.
Many of the creators behind the People over Prime Pledge have done promotional deals with the company but plan to shut down their storefronts and decline future partnerships because of concerns over worker treatment. Creators who have worked with Amazon say that the company requires them to sign nondisparagement agreements, so that they can’t speak negatively about the platform even when the deals are over.
The influencers say TikTok is a particularly potent threat to the e-commerce giant because it is both where Gen Z users go for news and where narratives that eventually appear in legacy media are set. “TikTok is very powerful,” Joshi said. “It controls the narrative on issues, and Amazon knows that.”
She hopes that as the campaign grows it will pressure influencers to opt out of deals with Amazon, unless they address labor concerns. “If you’re making content for Amazon,” she said, “the hope is that there will be thousands of comments calling you out.”
By Frustrated_me Go To PostTikTok is very powerful?That's all there is, actually
It controls the narrative on issues?
No.. Go on.
so go-livers engaged with amazon in a space that amazon created - and we're calling that controlling a narrative
how much have they generated for amazon in the first place? lol
and they're about to get sued. where's the win
how much have they generated for amazon in the first place? lol
and they're about to get sued. where's the win
By DY_nasty Go To Postso go-livers engaged with amazon in a space that amazon created - and we're calling that controlling a narrativecreating even a little bit of outside pressure rather than none at all for these unionization efforts isn't bad. what, amazon owns the Internet so movements created by Internet users will always be futile? is that the argument?
how much have they generated for amazon in the first place? lol
and they're about to get sued. where's the win
union support's the highest it's been since 1965, and that figure goes up with demographics disproportionately using tiktok. feels like that's a component of narrative control but maybe I'm naive
edited: to remove knee-jerk snarkiness
edit edit: 😑
By Not Go To Postafter a brief round of google I still can't figure out:its in the same things you quoted lol
what a go-liver is
how tiktok influencers refusing to work with amazon is good for amazon
who's getting sued
Amazon has made it easier than ever for people on various platforms to make money through promotion, selling, advertising, etc. So by locking influencers in directly with a selective push, then hitting them a nondisparagement agreement afterwards, what position does that put those influencers in? Not only are they gonna catch an L in court but vendors they worked with will steer clear as well after the fact.
That's not creating or steering a narrative. It's walking into a trap and thinking you can 'raise awareness' yourselves out of it. And you'll run out of cheap labor before you run out of replacement influencers willing to do anything to blow up.
I get people want to feel good about a cause but this is just wishful thinking, written at an outlet bezos controls at that.
I don't remember if the article mentioned if there was overlap between the people joining the coalition and people who signed the agreement, but I might've missed it. I mean even if it's just wishful thinking or someone at wapo is trying to stick it to their bosses (or sell neutrality), I'm hoping any attempt at solidarity, no matter how successful, encourages the people organizing even if just a bit
Kind of a weird poll when only a certain kind of American even votes in a primary and RDS is still relatively unknown.
By Frustrated_me Go To PostThe 538 charts are probably a better indicator:
Critique the admin for various reasons, but Biden has actually done some stuff with just a 50/50 senate with Manchin and Sinema battling it out for biggest road block
A split congress essentially means two years of nothing but competing investigations into each other lol
A split congress essentially means two years of nothing but competing investigations into each other lol
By Not Go To PostFinland seems like the place to beBu-Bu-but Socialism.
By Batong Go To PostBu-Bu-but Socialism.If they were nonwhite the US would've rocked their world by now
By DiPro Go To PostHot.
how dare she
By Frustrated_me Go To PostThose Japan and Australia numbers thoughTrying to convince my wife to move to Singapore. Japan is a no go because of the language barrier, alas.
By Lunatic Go To PostAmerica really trying to bring Trump back again eh.
It’s amazing the GOP had an off-ramp to DeSantis but is again coalescing around Cheeto again
By Lunatic Go To PostAmerica really trying to bring Trump back again eh.He's back! In pog form!
By Fenderputty Go To PostNo one is going to take him on. It’s unwinnable
Rudy wasn’t available
Not even Jimmy McGill can save him
By Old King Rob Go To PostNo one is going to take him on. It’s unwinnable
Not even Jimmy McGill can save him
This seems pretty bad for his org and the civil suit in NY
By Fenderputty Go To PostThis seems pretty bad for his org and the civil suit in NYSounds to me like the case is closed because they got their fall man
By Frustrated_me Go To PostWe're moving on updamn australia punked us. why would you want to move to a ball of fire that gets hotter every year?
By reilo Go To PostSounds to me like the case is closed because they got their fall man
The feds dropped their criminal case already. The NY DA ain’t stopping her civil suit.
By reilo Go To Postoh no not his money
The dissolution of his org