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Re:Tourism Is Overwhelming the World's Top Destinations by SketchySeaBeast on Monday August 12, 2019 @02:38PM (#20678447)
Are either of these actually happening? I see a movement towards a gig economy and side hustles. I don't know if there's actually a move towards workers standing up for their rights.

Same goes with regulation - there are definite corners of society who would like that, but those who are in power, who are in power because of the people, clearly don't.

Just to be clear, I want these things, I just don't see society turning that way.

Re:Tourism Is Overwhelming the World's Top Destinations by notJim on Monday August 12, 2019 @04:41PM (#20679749)
I think we're seeing the beginnings of them, but they definitely have a headwind. It's definitely too early to say they're happening, but there's a possibility for the first time in my lifetime, IMO.

As far as unionization, there seems to be a trend of newsrooms organizing, I've seen a burger place trying to unionize where I live, and more and more people are talking about unionizing in the games space. With tech workers, we're not there yet, but efforts like the anti-ICE stuff could be a first step down that path.

As far as regulation, all the senators running for president support the Green New Deal, and so do a handful of congress members. And locally, several cities have passed laws providing paid sick leave, including in Texas.

These are frankly all pretty small, but taken together, I think they show that things could change.