I wasn't sure how this was all bad until I remembered the American mindset. They have this ridiculous fear of "big government" ruling over them and making them mindless slaves. Their devotion to "freedom" is so strong that they'd live a miserable life being ruled by corporations as long as the government stays away.
Does this kind of thinking permeate other anglo countries? Is it a protestant thing?
American, and to some degree other Anglo freedom, is very much based in the freedom to not be beholden to other people. Like the ideal American freedom is not having to depend on anyone for anything and being able to just up and leave at the drop of a hat. The fact that this is literally impossible is irrelevant. So from this perspective you are more free by being dependent on unaccountable corporations that you COULD cut ties with, than with a accountable democratic government you cannot escape. Yes I know it is perverse but it is really deeply ingrained in Americans, not JUST white ones either; it has the deepest purchase among white Americans because yeah... that whole settler colonialism thing.
The really ridiculous thing is that an American who makes a sufficient amount can live this way as well (probably minus the provided lunches). As long as everything is set up through autopay and you make more than you generally spend, you don't need to keep a close eye on your account. Even savings and investments can be automated. The poster replying is claiming china is a horrifying dystopia for providing its public sector workers the stability to not have to micromanage their finances.
I wasn't sure how this was all bad until I remembered the American mindset. They have this ridiculous fear of "big government" ruling over them and making them mindless slaves. Their devotion to "freedom" is so strong that they'd live a miserable life being ruled by corporations as long as the government stays away.
Does this kind of thinking permeate other anglo countries? Is it a protestant thing?
American, and to some degree other Anglo freedom, is very much based in the freedom to not be beholden to other people. Like the ideal American freedom is not having to depend on anyone for anything and being able to just up and leave at the drop of a hat. The fact that this is literally impossible is irrelevant. So from this perspective you are more free by being dependent on unaccountable corporations that you COULD cut ties with, than with a accountable democratic government you cannot escape. Yes I know it is perverse but it is really deeply ingrained in Americans, not JUST white ones either; it has the deepest purchase among white Americans because yeah... that whole settler colonialism thing.
The really ridiculous thing is that an American who makes a sufficient amount can live this way as well (probably minus the provided lunches). As long as everything is set up through autopay and you make more than you generally spend, you don't need to keep a close eye on your account. Even savings and investments can be automated. The poster replying is claiming china is a horrifying dystopia for providing its public sector workers the stability to not have to micromanage their finances.
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