I never connected the "click farms" with our sweat shops of old, where the workers were wage slaves clinging desperately to their jobs, knowing that if they were fired, a line of applicants were waiting to replace them.
I pictured it as a rather stupid pastime of doubtful value to anyone. I pictured the "clickers" as piece workers that might show up or not depending on their need for a pack of smokes or a couple of beers. I could even picture kids in this country giving it a shot until they realized the futility. It really never occurred to me that people might be dying of exhaustion at the keyboard, with nowhere else to turn for livelihood.
Thousands of Workers in Bangladesh probably feel compelled to drag themselves into work at places with starvation wages and horrible conditions. The "click farm" wages are ridiculous and no doubt the conditions are equally unpleasant. The difference is I doubt the Bangladeshi consider the "click farms" to be a serious source of income.
Off Topic » in reply to you had it right in the beginning with that "*sigh*"
I guess I am a sociopath
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