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Re:The Rise of the Non-Working Class by thwayunion on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @09:45PM (#33714526)
> a sizeable chunk of the population is simply unavailable as labour.

That does sound like a problem. If this really is a dire problem, then let's start by forcibly disappropriating multi-generational landlords and people with trust funds of their inherited wealth, thereby forcing them to work. If that doesn't free up enough laborers to keep the machine humming, then we can start thinking about carrots and sticks for the ppors.

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Re:The Rise of the Non-Working Class by 2000UltraDeluxe on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @03:38PM (#33724224)
The issue affects nightwatch and welfare states alike, so my first thought is that it's something else. The question is what.
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Re:The Rise of the Non-Working Class by lostmsu on Thursday November 24, 2022 @09:39AM (#33731738)
Perhaps this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink
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Re:The Rise of the Non-Working Class by 2000UltraDeluxe on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @06:06AM (#33878037)
Sounds similar to Nietzsche's concept of "the last man". I'd require lot more proof to consider it a fact, but it seems quite plausible.
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