[TeMPOraL]

I also assumed it is satire.

I think a lot of devs eventually realize that the whole "gig economy", as it is, is essentially an API for humans.

I also agree that, on the off chance this isn't satire, its current, honest form is much better than the proposed "marketability improvements" would make it.

[skinnymuch]

I passed this off to my brother and two friends. All who I know have used mechanical Turks for their academic work. None of them brought up the name or any weirdness. Nothing to write home about. But another anecdote for me