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Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by komali2 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:03AM (#34721835)
What's at the other end of "bear" when the thing being bought is food or housing?

Seems like a dangerous analytical framework.

Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by regularfry on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:34AM (#34722033)
People go hungry and homeless. This is visible today.

This is literally why one function of the state is to act as a non-market-participant so it can provide a safety net. There are some things markets can't and shouldn't try to do.

Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by MrPatan on Thursday February 09, 2023 @06:56AM (#34722653)
Yes! I can't wait for food production and distribution to be put in the hands of government officials. Access to food is going to be equalized so hard!

The market has been taking care of it for too long, we're getting too fat, we need a few decades of food controlled by the police to get back into shape.

Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by jen20 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:06AM (#34724047)
> we're getting too fat

I don’t know if you’ve seen the average American waistline, but yes, this part is absolutely true. Unhealthily so.

Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by regularfry on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:44AM (#34724645)
Take it up with Adam Smith.
Re:Why is remote work seen as a gift? by komali2 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:01PM (#34728287)
Being fat can be a sign of malnutrition. Americans aren't just fat because they eat too much, many are fat because they live in food deserts or have no time to cook and no access to affordable healthy food.

You're not helping your argument with this example imo.