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>If the majority of workers prefer workplaces like that then those places will thrive The majority of workers have probably never even heard of worker coops an
by devalgo 6y ago
>If the majority of workers prefer workplaces like that then those places will thrive
The majority of workers have probably never even heard of worker coops and those that have probably imagine it to be related to socialism and therefore un-American.
>So fuller democracy equals government limiting choice, as long as it is your desired choice
So more democracy actually == more authoritarian. Astounding logic.
- megaman821 6y agoSo people are dumb, they just need to listen to me. That is the lazy way. If people are uniformed, we need to do more to inform them. People have power to choose where they work and where they spend their time and money. No one needs to come in and force Amazon into becoming a co-op. If top talent wants to work for co-ops and consumer prefer to get their good from co-ops, Amazon will adapt or die.
- Apocryphon 6y agoThere is literally no one advocating for existing corporations to be converted into co-ops. People are saying there should be more co-ops in general, but that can be promoted by creating an environment that's more friendly and attractive to founding co-ops. Or educating people to promote the concept, which is largely unknown to the public. Bringing up the possibility of government force in the discussion is cheap scaremongering. It's like screaming "communism!" in a practical discussion about tax policy. Though the concept of Amazon becoming a co-op is interesting. One wonders if a majority of Amazon employees organized and wanted that, if there would be even any legal avenue for them to do that. They probably wouldn't have enough shares to make that change from within.