Louienot a fan of how freelance platforms just devolve into a rat race and the owners just making a profit out of the desperation of their users
Hyphlosion@Louie Yeah that’s one reason why I haven’t gotten into freelancing. :(
@Hyphlosion It's competitive to an unhealthy degree. Either you're working basically for free to farm good reviews, or you're dealing with scammers who want to get people to work for them for free (and the platform almost always side with the clients and not the freelancers, since they know there's thousands of people to replace you)
@Louie Yep. And now clients are pitting freelancers against AI, using that as an excuse to get cheaper labor.
(I’ve been keeping an eye on this stuff because I had a keen interest in it for a time.)