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AI companies try to pay staff in AI tokens, not money (pivot-to-ai.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://awful.systems/post/7579135

I owe my SOUL․md to the company store

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpoCzQ-va94&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260312-ai-companies-try-to-pay-staff-in-ai-tokens-not-money - podcast

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

This is some of the dumbest shit I have ever read. And I don't mean conceptually, I mean everybody playing improv on what actually happened.

Some guy says 'during interviews some developers now care about how much compute budget they have access to'

Every idiot since then: 'omg company scrip????'

I am so tired of the groupthink yes-and game on social media. Any stupid bullshit gets boosted if it plays to confirmation bias while any pushback is reflexively punished.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    The problem is that it definitely feels like something a libertarian tech bro would try.

    It's also not entirely false, or at least without precedent.

    Richardson has a unique and progressive way of running his company. To update an old adage, Richardson is putting his bitcoin where his mouth is. His platform pays its 250-plus employees in bitcoin. He takes his pay this way too. The company has opted for the bitcoin standard to both show commitment to the cause and streamline payroll for its global workforce.

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