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^ This Without exception, everyone I've seen or heard of advocating for continuing the lockdowns/shelter in place have remote-friendly jobs with direct deposit
by caseysoftware 6y ago
^ This
Without exception, everyone I've seen or heard of advocating for continuing the lockdowns/shelter in place have remote-friendly jobs with direct deposit. I'd wager most have months of cash reserves. While their 401k's have suffered, they're still paying their mortgage, feeding their families, and - at the worst levels - are exceptionally bored.
On the other side, I see people (friends and family) choosing to wait to pay their rent in favor of groceries.
* I'm in Austin, so almost 2 months in counting the SXSW cancelation on May 6th.. which was a good idea in that it probably prevented us from being a NYC or New Orleans in the short term.
- rbanffy 6y agoI advocate for the continued lockdown, but then I also advocate for universal basic income and universal healthcare, which are usually dismissed as "socialism". The way it is in the US, with healthcare tied to a job (or paid at insurance market rates) and pretty much no social safety nets is a disaster waiting to happen. It turns out the disaster doesn't need to wait anymore.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 6y agoComrade don't admit so many things in one place or no one will join the party.
- rbanffy 6y agoWe have free cake. Don't underestimate its power. Also, the fewer survivors, the easier the revolution gets.
- caseysoftware 6y ago> Also, the fewer survivors, the easier the revolution gets. That's oddly appropriate explanation of communist thought in the 20th century.
- rbanffy 6y agoIf you consider they needed to engage in armed conflicts not unlike most independence wars, that's understandable. This time, however, it's the Trump supporters who really want to engage in behavior that has about 5% of chances of getting them killed.
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