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Why are you so hostile to human beings? Employees are not merely selling time (actually that’s the most precious a living person has) but their ability to turn
by eecc 9y ago
Why are you so hostile to human beings?
Employees are not merely selling time (actually that’s the most precious a living person has) but their ability to turn it - through the mastering of technology - into valuable goods.
That they’re not entitled to a fair share, but just to whatever was agreed back in the day, without demonstrable acts of servile devotion, reeks of... dunno, feudalism?
- lotsofpulp 9y agoPrices are useful to indicate whether or not supply should be increased or decreased. Decreasing prices (wages in this conversation) indicate that people should be looking to sell their product (time and effort) to another market or buyer. Rather than force buyers to pay more than what the market says, the better option would be for societies to provide opportunities for people to re-tool and become more valuable again, for where this sufficient demand.