Businesses are in for a mighty debt hangover

Re:Businesses are in for a mighty debt hangover by CapstanRoller on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:03PM (#35982337)

>The vast majority of folks have no issues enabling terrible situations for a paycheck

Is it really "enabling" when there's a metaphorical (and often literal, in the case of police) gun to one's head? Most of us can't opt out of this arrangement, and that's by design. There isn't even a "run away into the forest" option, because all the forests are already owned by someone. Being homeless is effectively illegal. Being dispossessed in general is illegal, even though the system is predicated on dispossessing the populace to enrich those at the top.

It's less like a dysfunctional relationship and more like a hostage situation. Don't blame the hostages, please.

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Re:Businesses are in for a mighty debt hangover by lazide on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:56PM (#35982720)

If the hostages are also usually the ones holding the guns, it’s an apt comparison.

If labor never walks, it has no power.

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Re:Businesses are in for a mighty debt hangover by CapstanRoller on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @08:01PM (#35982743)

>If labor never walks, it has no power.

Agreed, the power we have must ultimately be exercised. There are more of us than there are of them. Getting organized is the hard part.

I'll stop here as HN is not the place to plan a revolution :)

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Re:Businesses are in for a mighty debt hangover by lazide on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:17AM (#35998059)

If someone won’t take any risk - they get the corresponding reward. Law of the jungle and all.

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