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I expect a billionare to say he needs his workers to have no free time and do nothing but work. Why? It makes him more money. It does not forward the aspirat

I expect a billionare to say he needs his workers to have no free time and do nothing but work. Why? It makes him more money. It does not forward the aspirations of the workers, it just becomes a race to the bottom that the workers lose on. This is good for the already rich, because it makes them richer. This "996" encouragement from the rich is just an expression of their desire for others to help make them richer and others poorer. In short: This is the avarice of Ma speaking, and nothing else.

gridlockd 8y ago
> I expect a billionare to say he needs his workers to have no free time and do nothing but work. These days you'd actually except billionaires to go on a virtue signaling tour on how they're paying too little taxes and how capitalism failed the little man, e.g. like Warren Buffer or Ray Dalio. > Why? It makes him more money. It actually doesn't, good old capitalist Henry Ford already knew that 40 hours are about the optimum in terms of worker productivity. Everything else is a waste of time (and therefore money). > This "996" encouragement from the rich is just an expression of their desire for others to help make them richer and others poorer. Jack Ma came from nothing and worked very hard to get where he is. He really believes in hard work paying off - what else is he supposed to believe? Also, in a country with a billion people clamoring for a good job, worker competition is cut-throat. It has nothing to do with "rich people" trying to squeeze the workers like lemons. The lemons are squeezing themselves. > In short: This is the avarice of Ma speaking, and nothing else. Nope, that's just the "evil rich guy" narrative that your psyche desperately wants to see confirmed.