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   ocdtrekkie (ocdtrekkie@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 18:17:04 JST ocdtrekkie

   • David Gerard

   @ariadne @davidgerard There's this whole bit that really just cracks me up that the company literally has a trillion dollars and manages to sucker idiots into doing labor for them for free.

   You want me to do data collection for Google Maps? *Pay me.* Want me to answer questions on your support forums? *Pay me.*

   Absolutely hilarious. Never gets old.

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     Peter Nimmo (peternimmo@mastodon.scot)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 18:29:18 JST Peter Nimmo

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     • David Gerard

     @ocdtrekkie @ariadne @davidgerard the "volunteer" data gathering is the reason why you shouldn't trust Google Maps. I've come across non existent road closures, as well as a road that was closed for months for bridge repairs that wasn't marked

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 18:29:18 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • David Gerard
     • Peter Nimmo
     @Peternimmo @ocdtrekkie @ariadne @davidgerard I don't think the volunteer angle is right, OpenStreetMap could get the first problem at times (although there's moderation with verifications of sources) but the second one is growing more and more rare as it gets adopted by public services themselves (which also means first problem getting even more rare).
     
     And I'd say describing free labor with no rights whatsoever on it as "volunteer" is horrible, and I'm not sure on this (haven't used Google software in ages) but I don't think there's much free will in the first place.