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32 The hidden labor of modern tech support is turning us all into unpaid employees

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Paulo Vargas @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 11:41 EDT

The hidden labor of modern tech support is turning us all into unpaid employees

Modern tech support keeps selling self-service as convenience, but every chatbot loop and repeated explanation adds up to unpaid labor.

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