It absolutely does, by helping to (re)normalize the idea that the employer/union duality is the common, sensible, ubiquitous arrangement.

Unions traditionally refer to blue collar/factory work.

I don't know what the difference is.

You're quite right that this is a completely ridiculous argument.

A well paid slave, is still a slave.

It is simply risible to pretend that the tech-industry has not created a new generation of piece-workers. Or that conditions cannot be bad (even unacceptable) in a well-paid and otherwise privileged job.

Perhaps you simply lack insight to realise that by writing this comment you have become the thing my comment was mocking? :)

"You Gladiators, look at the purse awarded to you! And you call yourself a common slave! It is an insult to the slaves who toil in the mines!"