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> task arbitrage and using lots of AI anyway.

Oh, I remember UpWork.

Oh ... upwork ... put offer, get 50 replies from people which jump for every penny without even being able to understand the task.

I used it before AI coding and it was getting rough. Lots of US interviews with proxy Chinese or Pakistani workers. Lots of bullshit “I’ve done that; I can do this” and instantly apparent that this was untrue. Just the outright lies… whew.

I haven’t touched it since AI coding.

It’s a bad contractor market now. IDK what I would do if I needed a contractor.

I really miss the early days of Internet, when average IQ of "Internet population" was 110+, not bloody 80.

And everyone eager to explore new World, do sh¡t and learn along the way. Not compensate for IRL social isolation like nowadays.

67 day old account harking back to the old days

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