Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by kiliantics on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @10:55AM
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Because it sounds like anti-socialist pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps propaganda. It's not wholesome because it's not how things work for most people. The commenter could be very lucky or (more likely) very blind to real privileges they benefited from in their story. But their story fits a narrative that allows people to feel comfortable with their wealth while poverty is rampant around them, so such people find it "wholesome".
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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by MockObject on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:10AM
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That seems like an extreme reaction. I don't think you're supposed to downvote someone's lived experience just because it doesn't apply to everyone. (Those few personal stories that do apply to everyone are pretty boring, usually involving bodily functions.)
It would be nice if more people could experience such things. That makes the story good, not bad. It is something we want to maximize, not minimize.
Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
by danans on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:51AM
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Personal stories are fine, bit they should limit their conclusions to themselves and not project or over generalize upon others, at least not without pointing to data or a well tested model that backs up their assertions. Statements like "socialism makes people dead inside" are as vaccuous as the same assertion would be if applied to capitalism.