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OccupySaaS — They laid us off. We're rebuilding their SaaS.

By · Via Lemmy Technology · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Dismissed tech staff are directing their engineering skills into developing independent alternatives to corporate platforms. Organized as a response to capitalist deployments of large language models, the project encourages workers to actively build outside corporate limits rather than simply protesting their dismissals. Discussions around the collaborative undertaking have surfaced across specialized online developer and political communities. Individuals wishing to participate and post in these online discussions must first complete user registration.

Key points

  • Displaced workers are building independent software alternatives outside the traditional…: Displaced workers are building independent software alternatives outside the traditional bounds of corporate oversight.
  • Supporters emphasize constructing direct platforms over passive complaints to counter cap…: Supporters emphasize constructing direct platforms over passive complaints to counter capitalist uses of modern technology.
  • Engagement with the initiative's primary online community posts is restricted strictly to…: Engagement with the initiative's primary online community posts is restricted strictly to registered users.

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This is the correct way to resist capitalist use of LLMs. Corps don’t care about your incessant whinging, if people want to see something different then they have to roll up their sleeves and build alternatives outside corporate control.

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