liberal individualist deology taken to 100. i've got an uncle in the same boat. structural issues don't exist, society doesn't even exist; all of the world's problems are the result of individuals making bad decisions for themselves. very popular for boomers
In the early 20th century there were movements to force people into undesirable jobs "for the good of the economy" - aka slavery by another name. I can see shit like this coming back.
“A Suggestion on the Negro Problem”. Gilman wrote that the mere fact of Black people in America caused “social injury”. Her “suggestion” for that “problem”? A forced labor corp, complete with uniforms and bases.
Coming back? This is already the modern reality. In the UK recently, average wages threatened to go up slightly and Amazon/McDonalds struggled to hire minimum wage workers - The response? Increases to cost of living, drop unemployment payouts, further restricting eligibility for benefits and recently a demand that employers stop giving employees wage increases.
Lo and behold, McDonalds and Amazon do not have trouble getting workers anymore. We live in a slavery system right now.
"Nobody has to work at Burger King if they don't want to."
Burger King closes locations due to labor shortages.
"We need to force people back to these jobs. I want my whoppers."
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liberal individualist deology taken to 100. i've got an uncle in the same boat. structural issues don't exist, society doesn't even exist; all of the world's problems are the result of individuals making bad decisions for themselves. very popular for boomers
If everyone took care of their finances, they could earn enough passive income that nobody would have to work!
In the early 20th century there were movements to force people into undesirable jobs "for the good of the economy" - aka slavery by another name. I can see shit like this coming back.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/07/kitchen-design-history-society
Coming back? This is already the modern reality. In the UK recently, average wages threatened to go up slightly and Amazon/McDonalds struggled to hire minimum wage workers - The response? Increases to cost of living, drop unemployment payouts, further restricting eligibility for benefits and recently a demand that employers stop giving employees wage increases.
Lo and behold, McDonalds and Amazon do not have trouble getting workers anymore. We live in a slavery system right now.
if everyone had their shit together, nobody would eat at burger king
My delicious rain forest burgers 😢