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Re:Big Cities No Longer Deliver for Low-Skill Workers by rifung on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @03:43PM (#18972244)
> I hope FAANG, McDonalds, IKEA, Deutsche*, automotive companies, fossil fuels companies, investment funds, and whatnot will get the feel of cold talons of the social justice.

It's not like the people running these corporations are all evil and out to ruin people's lives. People behave based on the incentives laid out in front of them and the current combination of capitalism and laws incentivizes the behavior we are seeing.

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Re:Big Cities No Longer Deliver for Low-Skill Workers by AlexandrB on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @05:05PM (#18973052)
> People behave based on the incentives laid out in front of them and the current combination of capitalism and laws incentivizes the behavior we are seeing.

True, but the same people also largely support programs and politicians that preserve or extend those incentives. They're not innocent bystanders.

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