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> Usually the pretense is dropped when the chance to advance self interest like money comes up When money is also the means to survival, it warrants a little m
by jimmy1 8y ago
> Usually the pretense is dropped when the chance to advance self interest like money comes up
When money is also the means to survival, it warrants a little more nuance than to wholly dismiss someone compromising in some way in order to live to fight another day.
From my perspective, most people who "stand up for whats right" have enough money to do so.
- hguhghuff 8y agoGoogle would survive without China.
- miles 8y ago> From my perspective, most people who "stand up for whats right" have enough money to do so. Those with significant assets may be _less_ inclined to upset the current order; war resisters, peace activists, and protesters of all stripes are often not from the moneyed classes.
- ams6110 8y agoRight, they often have very little or nothing. Which puts them in the other category of people who will stand up: those who have nothing to lose.
- erikpukinskis 8y agoIn what sense does a Google employee need their job to “survive”?