Those in the Imperial Core will never understand that what they consider unbearable hardship and boredom is actually a life of luxury that the vast majority of people on Earth cannot even imagine.
The international division of labor is 1000x more important and impactful than the domestic one.
Also the people talking about how "alienated" the guy is off a 60 second TikTok. Someone on twitter found his account, he has a beautiful wife, and he himself looks much more handsome and less depressed in the other videos. People got baited by some emotional music and selective camera angles and shots.
https://twitter.com/VeronikaMoreau/status/1666111443404480512
I can guarantee you this guy is not alienated. Societal alienation occurs when your entire life revolves around the production of productive labor for your boss. His life, while dominated by that, is not that, because he has the time, money and energy to make well-produced little TikTok videos. Ultimately, he is in a better spot than 98% of the world right now, and he is not alienated from society. Society caters exactly to his every need, he is the ideal consumer/producer. A self-austere man who keeps to himself. The only way he is alienated is in terms of his labor value, of which I guarantee he is have less of his actual labor value stolen.
Also, most people I know don't work a 9-5 or get to go home for lunch so he can fuck off with that 'normal job' shit. If he's so fucking bored he can run on a manufacturing line.
Yeah but we’re not actually talking about this guy in particular, we’re talking about the life the video depicts
The people in that scenario have time for hobbies, games, organizations and friends and are actively choosing not to participate in them. People working that little in this day and age, where even many Americans are running 2 jobs, have nigh on infinite possibilities of leisure activities right at their disposal. If you are not a social person, sure it's gonna be more difficult, but there is nothing actually preventing this kind of person from living a more fulfilling life outside of sheer ennui. Hell he could start a garden with all that backyard space he has.
Well, the video depicts some married dude who has a cute dog and owns his own house, something I'm sure virtually everyone here can relate to, especially the part about owning your own house at 28 years old.
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