No, things like: we obtain money by working rather than by pumping assets. We pay income tax rather than capital gains tax. Our employers are always asking for more while paying less. We do not individually have enough assets to make individual lobbying efforts EV positive, but our employers and the largest shareholders sure do. Politics is an expense for us but an investment for them -- unless we join together.

Structurally we are more similar than different, even if tech workers have had it good for the last while.

A pitch like this is exactly why unions don't resonate. This comes off as zealotry, genuinely. I've never heard someone suggest tech unionization without coming off as deeply aggrieved at the world.

If you were writing a book about the typical history and personality of tech workers, "deeply aggrieved at the world" would have to be in there somewhere.

There’s infinite reason to be deeply aggrieved at the world

If you find that you are not aggrieved at the world then most likely you are in a privileged bubble

I don't disagree at all, I just don't find arguments from that personality type generally compelling.

Because the world is a deeply fucked up place and the only way to fix it is through radical action, whether you like it or not.

I believe you are fundamentally incorrect on the premise and the conclusion of that statement. That's why your argument doesn't resonate with me.

>No, the same struggles such as being dependent on the whims of increasingly unhinged oligarchs, while democracy is being dismantled and the planet burns in the name of the stock market.

Oh, I wasn't aware of that. Does not seem to apply to me though.

Whether you see it or not, it does :-(

Things like unpaid overtime, health insurance being tied to employment, the ability to afford a house on what should be a reasonable income, protections from harassment/discrimination... unions have worked toward democratizing access to all of these things.