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Re:Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off by animalgonzales on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @03:12PM (#27595851)
> And there’s lots of evidence to suggest that workers buy into the belief

it would be cool if people writing these pieces had a background in dialectical materialism. maybe people don't buy into the belief but are coerced into working more hours to *checks notes* not die?

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Re:Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off by eli_gottlieb on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:01PM (#27596447)
I would have thought that basic economics would let you reason out that much, without even the need for advanced courses in diamat.
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Re:Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off by ashtonkem on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @06:52PM (#27598337)
You’d think so, but based on the output of some economists it seems like this is not the case.
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