The gig economy of the 18th Century

Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by dmurray on Monday July 24, 2017 @04:31AM (#14836766)

Then politicians should encourage it. The entire reason to have government is to improve society at some cost to individuals.

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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by TadasPaplauskas on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:09AM (#14836911)

There are many valid reasons to have a government - not least of which is protecting individuals from society.

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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by Fifer82 on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:15AM (#14836940)

I think the problem is that "some cost" and "individuals" pretty much means means batter the poor desperate people.

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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by sattoshi on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:23AM (#14836980)

Hello there Stalin!

Jokes aside, we should throw away the fundemental luxeries of western civilization for the future. We can compromise on them but not to the degree of going back a century or two.

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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by sattoshi on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:50AM (#14839461)

Should not* throw away

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