During the U.S. midterm elections, people in India are being paid to post content promoting various candidates on social media (according to a New York Times report). One individual said they receive $15 (4,000 rupees) per post. Upon reading this, one’s head rose in pride—while Americans pay Indians 4,000 rupees for this work, Pakistani journalists are paid six lakh rupees for the same task—and yet they still deny it.
Journalists have increased their tweet rates like the prices of goats nearing Eid al-Adha 😄
Currently in the market, people are quoting rates ranging from thousands to millions for a single tweet—listening to this leaves one bewildered: are these facts or inspiration? And how much truth do they hold? It’s hard to believe that journalists, who aren’t even paid their salaries on time, are suddenly being paid millions of rupees behind the scenes—“Brother, these are the payment for your tweet this month.” And if this is true, it’s truly admirable that Pakistani journalists’ words have become so valuable that a single tweet is worth hundreds of thousands—perhaps even more than in America.
Journalists should inquire with Mr. Mir about the individuals who are doing this work. One question that comes to mind: if someone earns 6 to 5 lakh rupees per tweet, their salary must be around 50 lakh or even a crore. Otherwise, the average salary of most journalists is likely less than one lakh—so who would pay them five lakh per tweet?
In San Francisco, a couple earning about ₹32.5 million annually receives government assistance to support their children, despite claiming that making ends meet is barely possible. Why? Rent increased by 26% in a single year. Keep in mind that this city is a technology hub, home to the headquarters of artificial intelligence companies—salaries are high, but so is the cost of living.
You expected that modern technology would be implemented here instead of "chhatar."
Sometimes I wonder whether I should contribute to the ongoing debate about artificial intelligence: Is it truly a threat to humanity? Will it eliminate jobs? Then I think that this technology has rendered the rest of the world irrelevant—this race is between the United States and China, while everyone else sits by and watches. Protective measures are only possible if both countries realize that AI is becoming a threat to them, and only if they themselves consider: If all work is taken over by artificial intelligence, what do we do with our own people? If, in seeking the betterment of our own citizens, we neglect the rest of the world, then this is our only viable option: In the U.S., discussions about income support are already underway. If this is the case, shouldn’t they provide financial aid to Americans—not the entire world? Only under one condition: if they use our natural resources for artificial intelligence. Technology has made these companies immensely powerful. The entire world is raising an uproar on social media; laws have been enacted in various countries—but now these companies are beginning to feel the difference, as American states and citizens have filed lawsuits against them.
I was a disbeliever, but then I became a believer. Justice Munir has explained that when GHQ first resorted to legal means to address the complaint (Imran Mazari used inappropriate language regarding General Bajwa, prompting GHQ to file an FIR), he, as Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court, obstructed GHQ’s legal course by taking an unlawful path (granting bail to Imran in exchange for a thousand mithqals, a power he did not possess). In other words, GHQ was taught a lesson: return to unlawful methods; if you come toward the law, we will be seated ahead of you. https://t.co/pi8IcpOjBE
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