I really dislike comments like these. First, because of the reification of a "class" as a villainous force which--we might imagine--can be defeated. This is a v

I really dislike comments like these. First, because of the reification of a "class" as a villainous force which--we might imagine--can be defeated. This is a very dangerous reification, because the ordinary dynamics of a supply+demand economy become recast as a war of Good vs Evil. But when your boss wants you to move, this (usually) isn't under direction of a Global Capitalist Conspiracy, and when you decline for a local opportunity, this isn't a victory for the Forces of Good. If we pretend that it is, we completely lose the ability to 1) look at what really is happening; 2) ask who it is good for and what the trade-offs are, and 3) fix it if there's something wrong with 2). For instance, the licensing issue brought up in TFA is a very real barrier for poor workers who can't afford the training and licensing costs for career advancement. Often those licenses are nearly meaningless. This is a valid concern and one where labor market flexibility clearly favors the most disadvantaged workers. In addition, site- or business-granular licensing clearly favors capitalists as well. More generally, a lot of anti-worker situations fall under the category of poor labor flexibility. The second reason I dislike comments like the above is that they snarkily express a popular emotion, and get the upvotes, but add nothing to the conversation.