Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff
by FrankoDelMar on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:39PM
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Maybe it's not meant to be taken literally. I read it as, "You can achieve great things when you loosen your system of ethics and are okay with a net increase in human suffering."
Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff
by drewcoo on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:42PM
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> Even the pyramids were built by well paid craftsmen, not slaves as is commonly believed.
Half right. It's currently believed that the bulk of the workers were lots and lots of paid laborers. Not craftsmen. That would be expensive!
https://www.britannica.com/video/226777/did-enslaved-people-...
I think this is a completely wrong take from the armchair philosophers.
You actually can't do great things when you treat people like shit. The people who actually do great things strike the right balance between applying pressure and requiring excellence and treating people well. The results of purely treating people like slaves is mediocre.
Even the pyramids were built by well paid craftsmen, not slaves as is commonly believed.