> They are "free" to change employers. But they aren't really free to quit working altogether. Oh yes they are free to quit working altogether. One can choose

> They are "free" to change employers. But they aren't really free to quit working altogether. Oh yes they are free to quit working altogether. One can choose to become homeless. The more fortunate ones wouldn't even become homeless and would just have to reduce their consumption. But we love consuming a whole lot. > Only people who own enough assets are free. In some way they're slaves to their assets. Karl Marx wrote about this in Kapital. > But then "the market economy" will subtly force them into hiring employees. They could easily forgo that. Few will though. Reminds me of the "the fisherman and the businessman" story. Perhaps this is all because humans are human?