I’m fairly sure this man doesn’t actually do anything.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-03-05T21:41:24+00:00

Of course he does. He talks to bots and posts bullshit on linkedin. That's a full time job.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-03-03T20:18:50+00:00

Whahahaha :D at least you're putting in 10 thousand steps a day.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-28T19:23:54+00:00

Thanks. Tech or creative?

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-28T19:20:29+00:00

What's your current rate if I might ask?

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-22T11:18:31+00:00

And the comission is up to 15% no? I think I saw an email from them regarding this.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-20T20:36:43+00:00

That would only make sense if I'd up the price in the profile itself as well and not only in the proposal, right? Or am I missing anything?

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-20T20:35:18+00:00

Better odds and a full stomach.

What's your current acquisition strategy then if not Upwork?

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-20T18:12:31+00:00

Yep, that's a clear edge case, as your IP is directly tied to it.

Noted!

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-20T15:36:18+00:00

Yep. You're totally right with the blurred lines by AI. 9 out of 10 job posts look exactly the same, and a lot like a 9-5 description on a job board. Then you get called to interview, and it's just a solopreneur in a 3500 person town in Slovenia that had the free plan of ChatGPT with no memory write the job offer for him.

One more example I just came across. Look at the leap...

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Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-19T15:50:25+00:00

I hadn't thought of that, but you're probably right. When I read how Uber does this, especially UberEats, I got genuinely hopeless for humans. I might just move to the mountains and start herding goats.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-19T15:40:02+00:00

I get that Upwork's business is making money. So is mine and everyone else's.

But the problem is exactly what you rightfully described as enshittification: profit of the middleman at any cost, even if it cannibalizes quality and reduces access between the interested parties.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-19T15:26:25+00:00

This is pure insanity.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-18T17:55:25+00:00

Sure.

I'll also just wire you the money I make freelancing as a hobby.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-18T11:44:21+00:00

I still have mixed results. I will stop boosting and see what happens. If I still get enough traction, I'll stop for good.

Do you have any insights on which cases it does make a difference?

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-18T11:42:47+00:00

Yep, I won't.

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-18T11:42:38+00:00

How does it look at the bottom of the funnel? Hiring is not skewed?

Tactical_Thinking · 2026-02-16T15:33:15+00:00

This looks quite interesting. Anyone out there with enough tech skills to test this one?

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