> What I don't get is... forget the "illegal" part, how is that not dumb? It's a kind of bourgeoisie management ideology. The bosses insist that you, your time

> What I don't get is... forget the "illegal" part, how is that not dumb? It's a kind of bourgeoisie management ideology. The bosses insist that you, your time, and all of your attention belongs to them (we only want 110% players, etc). When a child enters the picture, they have concrete evidence that the thing they believe is not true, and that's a subconscious threat. They need to either admit that their shitty paper distribution company is not actually the be-all-and-end-all of existence, or just eliminate the threat. Which is to say that this behavior _is_ dumb, but it does serve a function in preserving the ego of management.