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I could quit my job right now. I'd need to get another one eventually, maybe in 6 months, maybe in a year, depending on how tightly I budgeted myself. I've ch
by kscaldef 16y ago
I could quit my job right now. I'd need to get another one eventually, maybe in 6 months, maybe in a year, depending on how tightly I budgeted myself. I've chosen to live within my means; to build up enough savings that I don't need to be terrified of losing my job. I'd venture to say that virtually any other tech worker could do the same. If you feel bound to your job, and that you're at imminent risk of becoming destitute if you lose it, that's because of your own choices. The slavery exists only in your head.
- steveklabnik 16y agoJust because your in a better situation, and are on the way to pulling yourself up out of wage slavery doesn't mean that you're not still in the situation that you're in. I had an analogy here to drug dealers working their way out of a ghetto, and decided it was slightly hyperbolic.
- joeyo 16y agoSo your definition of wage slavery is anyone who is not independently wealthy?
- steveklabnik 16y agoTHE definition of 'wage slave' (from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery) is: > Wage slavery refers to a situation where a person's livelihood depends on wages, especially in a total and immediate way. So, yes, someone who's independently wealthy is not a wage slave, but someone who is self-employed or who owns a significant stake in the business they work for is also not a wage slave. It's about the boss/worker relationship, the power an employer has over an employee.