I'd love to see a blog post about your apple reminders/obsidian setup (or whatever details you'd be willing to provide). I'm currently trying to get an apple reminders + obsidian setup up and running myself!
The way I see it is that a real sweatshop would never write they're cracking the whip. They'll use more neutral positive wording. So for me it's a signal that they actually treat their employees well.
I was at that LA Hacks as well! The first one right? That was the highlight of the hackathon! I remember everyone really tripping over themselves to try to sign up
This is super cool! I think pairing this with the upcoming native support for modules and a CDN like skypack could lead to a truly powerful browser development experience.
No bundlers and a full IDE? Maybe this could even mean that there's a chance for a some of the 'just fiddle with the page' experience to come back to the web! (/rainbows and unicorns)
Point taken on that definition, but as tech companies create new markets (e.g. YouTube, Uber, etc.) I think the definition of employee will evolve as well
I feel like there is a line to be drawn somewhere around the points where you start referring to yourself as a "YouTuber" and where other people regularly describe you as one.
More broadly, this same line may exist for any site/company somewhere around the point where whatever awkward construction for "person who regularly posts on site X" or "person who regularly does gig work for company X" starts getting applied to you a lot.
I have no idea how to even begin to define this in legal terms. :)
> I feel like there is a line to be drawn somewhere around the points where you start referring to yourself as a "YouTuber" and where other people regularly describe you as one.
This seems pretty subjective, difficult to measure, and impractical to enforce.
Which is why I said "I have no idea how to define this in legal terms".
I would bet money that something can be nailed down in terms of what percentage of time goes into it, what percentage of total income comes from it, and other hard measures like that, if you feel like surveying a few hundred self-described You-Tubers and a few hundred non-You-Tubers. That sure sounds like work I don't feel like doing, though.
Who would verify the amount of time spent by private individuals recording videos using their own equipment in their own homes?
> what percentage of total income comes from it
Why would that matter? It seems odd that YouTube's employer status would depend on whether or not the would-be employee has other sources of income.
>other hard measures like that
This doesn't seem like a realistic "evolution" of employer status. I'm not saying the definition won't ever evolve but it just doesn't seem practical that a private business which offers a free service to consumers would suddenly become an employer of those consumers based on how they use the service.
I'll also add that turning YouTube into an employer would have problematic consequences for creators, e.g. as an employer, YouTube would be in a position to make editorial demands of creators which would put them right back where they started (create advertiser friendly videos or you don't get paid).
They perform work, their work is reviewed and subjected to standards and they expect return. Both work and compensation are subject to contractual terms.
At their own behest, not through any formal agreement or obligation from YouTube - YouTube only enters the picture after the producer decides to upload their content to YouTube and they don't have to do that.
> Their work is reviewed and subjected to standards and they expect return
Google offers creators a place to upload their videos for free, it does not offer any guarantees regarding returns.
