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Re:Tesla factory worker calls for a union: “We need to stand... by grzm on Thursday February 09, 2017 @04:25PM (#13611142)
if you truly internalized this, then isn't the conclusion that you should go find any way possible to contribute to them as well?

Everyone has limited resources. What you chose to contribute to and your level of contribution will vary. For example, commitments to one's family may preclude contributing to Tesla beyond reserving a Model 3 untenable. This is independent of one's belief in the impact of what Tesla is doing.

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Re:Tesla factory worker calls for a union: “We need to stand... by danielahn on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:13PM (#13611927)
Why? The argument being made is that the workers should suck it up and accept the low pay and grueling working conditions because of the importance of the work Tesla is doing. If you accept this argument, then why can't I also say that you should simply accept that giving up on your commitments to your family is also a necessary sacrifice?
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Re:Tesla factory worker calls for a union: “We need to stand... by grzm on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:33PM (#13612049)
Point well taken. I agree that reserving a Model 3 is not equivalent to working in the conditions described in the submission. Thanks for pushing back!
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Re:Tesla factory worker calls for a union: “We need to stand... by kneel on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:37PM (#13612066)
>The argument being made is that the workers should suck it up and accept the low pay and grueling working conditions because of the importance of the work Tesla is doing.

I did not make that argument whatsoever. You made that up.

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