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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by appleiigs on Friday April 12, 2019 @11:42AM (#19645807)
I've been through the ringer... I'm in my 40s and at the point in my life where if you'd pay me good money to dig holes, then I'd dig holes. I go to where ever pays me the most to dig. I don't identify myself by where I work at. I don't expect other people to have my values, and definitely don't have those expectations on a corporation. I have this mercenary attitude because I know that I'm solely responsible for myself and my family. If you are going to expect that a union, corporation or a government take care of you, then you are going to be very disappointed - that is my problem with socialism.
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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by cworth on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:01PM (#19645980)
It sounds like you are mixing the positive and normative. Yes, corporations now don't represent the values of their workers and lobby for all kinds of awful things. Yes, there is no social net now provided by unions or the government in the United States.

But wouldn't it be excellent if these things were true?

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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by GreenJelloShot on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:43PM (#19646470)
In theory, if it all magically worked, then sure. In reality, no. Because no matter the good intentions, I can not trust the government to not screw it up.

If a company screws something up, I can just switch jobs and move to another company. If the government screws up, there is little I can do.

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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by cworth on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:59PM (#19646666)
The Nordic model shows that it is possible to have a highly unionized workforce with free higher education, free healthcare, and social welfare. They have been very effective in fighting poverty this way.
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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by GreenJelloShot on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:47PM (#19648345)
Yeah, everything "works" until it doesn't.

See: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/finlands-government-resigns-...

"Financial constraints are colliding with the healthcare costs imposed by Finland’s fast-aging population. But cutting those costs is a major political obstacle in a Nordic country that historically has provided an extensive -- and expensive -- healthcare system."

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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by adreamingsoul on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:50PM (#19646548)
Move to another country?
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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by GreenJelloShot on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:47PM (#19648351)
While theoretically possible, I do not see this solution scaling well for the majority of a population.
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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by GreenJelloShot on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:50PM (#19646560)
> If you are going to expect that a union, corporation or a government take care of you, then you are going to be very disappointed.

As a fellow tech worker who have been through the wringer many times, I can confirm this is absolutely true.

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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by adreamingsoul on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:49PM (#19646543)
On one hand, I think it's unfortunate that a society has to have a mindset of self preservation. On the other, I think individuals should be self-sufficient and responsible for themselves.

What happens when you can't take care of yourself? What happens when a series of unfortunate events interfere with your ability to dig those holes? Who then will be responsible for you?

You mentioned you have a problem with socialism, have you experienced and lived in socialism? I haven't and have no actual experience of what is good or bad about it. Do you have any concrete examples of why socialism is bad?

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Re:Tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in th... by appleiigs on Friday April 12, 2019 @04:20PM (#19648597)
You don't need to take my word for it... study history and economics.
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