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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by muglug on Thursday May 18, 2023 @11:48AM (#35989688)
Neckties are a great example.

They're a good rejoinder to Musk's recent farcical argument that since most blue-collar workers cannot work remotely, it's immoral for white-collar workers to resist Return-To-Office mandates [1]. Some jobs still require neckties, but that does not mean we should all be obliged to wear them too.

I personally enjoy commuting — a 35-minute journey in a big city via public transport. It gets me to an office full of friendly faces who also enjoy the commute. The people who prefer remote stay home. It's a happy medium.

RTO mandates in US cities with poor/non-existent public transport options are bad ideas all around.

[1] https://www.mediaite.com/tv/elon-musk-calls-remote-work-bull...

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by pb7 on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:05PM (#35994038)
> They're a good rejoinder to Musk's recent farcical argument that since most blue-collar workers cannot work remotely, it's immoral for white-collar workers to resist Return-To-Office mandates.

One of the dumbest things he’s ever said (and that’s saying something). Most people can’t fly private either but it doesn’t seem to stop him.

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by specialist on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:21PM (#35994204)
Paraphrasing: Your well being is a violation of my rights.

Whereas a humanist might consider how to make blue-collar work less terrile.

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by lo_zamoyski on Thursday May 18, 2023 @09:28PM (#35996675)
The entire egalitarian fad we're living through is not longer interested in alleviating poverty, but abolishing any form of "inequality" [0]. As if inequality were a bad thing and equality a good thing.

[0] https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/09/poverty-no-inequali...

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by specialist on Friday May 19, 2023 @08:33AM (#36001070)
Another reactionary Catholic argues against teachings of Jesus, rejects Second Vatican Council, despises liberation theology.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Yawn.

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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by incompatible on Thursday May 18, 2023 @11:19PM (#35997328)
It's hard for me to visualize why some jobs would require neckties. It's not a piece of useful equipment, like a safety helmet. What would offices lose by having workers wear whatever they like?
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Re:NYC Skyscrapers Sit Vacant, Exposing Risk City Never Pred... by Aeolun on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:02AM (#35997964)
It’s a great way to filter out the people that won’t listen to what the boss says.
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