nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoVideo game actors are officially on strike over AIwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkVideo game actors are officially on strike over AIwww.theverge.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·4 months agoI think a second, larger issue is that they decided to strike right when the industry is laying people off at large scale. That’s not very good timing to try a pressure play.
minus-squareLukelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI disagree, that’s an ideal time to exert labor leverage and make it more obvious to executive turds that workers have solidarity with each other.
I think a second, larger issue is that they decided to strike right when the industry is laying people off at large scale. That’s not very good timing to try a pressure play.
I disagree, that’s an ideal time to exert labor leverage and make it more obvious to executive turds that workers have solidarity with each other.