In which we explore modern "high-performance" culture and AI systems are transforming workplaces into digital fiefdoms, where metrics rule and humans are seen as inefficiencies to be optimized away. Performance fetishization in tech is breaking us. jointfrontiers.com/against-perf... - ThreadSky

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arn.is • 29 days ago

In which we explore modern "high-performance" culture and AI systems are transforming workplaces into digital fiefdoms, where metrics rule and humans are seen as inefficiencies to be optimized away. Performance fetishization in tech is breaking us.

https://jointfrontiers.com/against-performance-fetishization/

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arn.is•29 days ago

Performance reviews have evolved into complex systems of rankings, frameworks, and measurements. Companies now spend fortunes on consultants and software platforms devoted to "performance management", not to make work better for humans, but to develop more sophisticated ways to quantify and control.

arn.is•29 days ago

The introduction of AI has given executives their ultimate dream: the prospect of boosting output without those pesky human needs. Tech workers find themselves in an increasingly precarious position - compelled to build the very systems that could replace them.

arn.is•29 days ago

We're witnessing what @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social calls technofeudalism" - tech giants create privatized digital fiefdoms and extract rent from our every interaction. We've become cloud serfs building value for our overlords while lacking the class consciousness to recognize our own exploitation.

arn.is•29 days ago

But we can choose to prioritize human wellbeing and ecological sustainability. Some organizations are already experimenting with cooperative ownership, results-only work settings, and four-day workweeks. The questionwhether we'll create better systems before current ones consume everything we value.

arn.is•29 days ago

Special thanks goes to:
@folletto.bsky.social
@leeloowrites.bsky.social
@ronbronson.com
@dorianshmorian.bsky.social

Without them I would still be stuck with this article in the drafts.

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