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with the emphasis on Capital (his millions) The joke being "ally" is a term used by those fighting against the injustices of capitalism, and this dude has mill
by chippy 6y ago
with the emphasis on Capital (his millions)
The joke being "ally" is a term used by those fighting against the injustices of capitalism, and this dude has millions from literally being the Boss and accrued from exploitation. Of course that doesn't matter as he's now a good guy speaking up for the oppressed. It's quite amusing if you believe in anti-capitalism.
- Infinitesimus 6y agoDon't let perfect be the enemy of good. It often takes a while for us to internalize and accept how some hard things and maybe he spent years trying to make sense of this problem and finally reached a breaking point.
- chippy 6y agoI really don't see Tim Bray as coming out as an anti capitalist here. That's why this is amusing. To clarify, it's not bad what he did, he is the good guy now. To put him up as an example of anti capitalism in its own right (even discounting the fact that the warehouse workers who were sacked are not) is hilarious. Edits - As most comments in the thread suggest, most people are not seeing this as a form of anti-capitalism at all.
- red_admiral 6y agoUpvoted as I don't see why you deserve the downvotes. We might not agree, but you made a defensible and coherent point.
- blueline 6y agoliterally in the article, in his own words: >At the end of the day, the big problem isn’t the specifics of Covid-19 response,” ... “It’s that Amazon treats the humans in the warehouses as fungible units of pick-and-pack potential. Only that’s not just Amazon, it’s how 21st-century capitalism is done. how is it "hilarious" to take this sentiment as anti-capitalist? how could this be interpreted another way?
- scollet 6y agoNot "us".