• @[email protected]
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    10 months ago

    I have a problem with the willingly in this thought.

    The issue is that people are pretty unwilling to be homeless or starve if there’s an alternative (no matter how terrible).

    Working is the worst way to prevent yourself from starvation and homelessness except for all of the others.

    • Cethin
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      810 months ago

      But we don’t need to accept a dictatorship to work. We should be working towards democratizing the workplace, forming unions, and creating worker owned businesses.

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        410 months ago

        Yes, agreed 100%. Should. Til then though, still gotta eat and also not be homeless.

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          110 months ago

          Yep. We have to deal with it for now, but we shouldn’t accept it as the way I has to be. People should be going to their work and speaking with their coworkers about unions and other options. We’re all in this together against the owners. They try to turn us against each other.

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      -110 months ago

      The issue is that people are pretty unwilling to be homeless or starve if there’s an alternative (no matter how terrible).

      Maybe I’m misunderstanding you but I’ve been homeless before and I don’t think it’s an “issue” that I don’t want to go back to that.

      • @[email protected]
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        610 months ago

        It’s not an issue, that’s just an effect of the sarcastic phrasing. There’s kind of an embedded notion within the original thought that people actually do this by choice. I think most work in dictatorial companies because there’s really no other choice except destitution.

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          210 months ago

          Thanks, that’s what I figured since my experience has been have a job or be homeless and it really is my ass onto the street as soon as there is only small unemployment checks.

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        110 months ago

        Working is better than being homeless for most people. Because you can, doesnt mean everyone can.