Its a thing in the UK - basically you don't sign a contract for regular work, but instead are given work ad hoc. My point being there're not as many rights given to these types of workers, and they especially aren't going to buy me a phone - never mind give me paid holiday leave or a pension plan.

Yes youre right its bad practice. But the company I work for really doesn't care about that. I'm only there temporarily anyways.

Damnnnn that's a good one. Would be so funny if trump loving conspiracy theorists suddenly went vegan

Very good! I've been putting off creating a pi-hole, but it looks like the time has come.

Workers are paid fairly equally under capitalsism regardless for each job. There is a "standard rate". The incentives that could exist from the perspective of the worker would remain the same (bonus checks etc) no matter the system (minus a moneyless one).

Also remember is was the USSR who made it to space before any other country. Almost as if hard work is stimulated in many ways - and humans are not only interested in money.

Yes that's a great idea! I will do that, thank you.

Meta scum don't get my IP? Its better than nothing

This is perfect! Exactly what I'm looking for, thank you.

Lol yeah its far smaller without the pictures - I think closer to 50GB? Not sure though you'd have to check, but much better than 300GB.

Update: WhatsApp just didn't want to open whilst in a work environment set up by shelter. Don't know why. It just hung for a few mins then crashed. Shame! But I think I'll go with the other suggestion of a Matrix server

How would this work? Is there an open source project available?

Yeah that's what I did but it just didn't want to work. Never mind!