BTW, the title feels too loaded. The controversy this time is significant enough to be articulated in its own title instead of this level of generalization.<p>With ongoing layoffs from companies with increasing market cap and the AI hype (where impressive but still LLMs are being oversold as 'AI'), I'm increasingly concerned about the rise of worker exploitation. YC, like many major investors, is positioned to capitalize on this trend, so their attempt to invest in a piece of exploitation tool that enables business owners to yell at "factory worker #17" isn’t surprising.<p>What's reassuring, though, is that enough people pushed back, which forced YC to delete the post. My take away is that piece of hope over all the efficiency obsessed exploiter CEO and investor assholes.