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Wow, does that ever sound inspired by the Kapo system in Nazi camps. (edit: It was wrong of me to evoke Nazism due to its emotional connotations. I was remin
by elmomle 6y ago
Wow, does that ever sound inspired by the Kapo system in Nazi camps.
(edit: It was wrong of me to evoke Nazism due to its emotional connotations. I was reminded of the psychological systems of coercion that have been used all through history to efficiently keep oppressed people in line--which Amazon's actions reek of--but could have more effectively expressed my thoughts by saying "that sounds like a psychologically abusive system", or something of the sort.
- nemo44x 6y agoReally? Did the Nazis give their prisoners a day out of the camp and 50 Deutschmark to treat themselves with? I don’t think it’s fair to compare this to genocide camps.
- elmomle 6y ago"Inspired by". And yeah, the conditions are far less extreme, but the dynamics of using prisoner's dilemma to reinforce order in the warehouse is deeply cruel, psychologically. Please don't argue that.
- nemo44x 6y agoIt’s giving people the option to do something else for awhile and get a small bonus on top. I had numerous jobs when I was young that had similar incentive structures if you wanted it. I doubt my managers were picking it up from Goebbles.
- elmomle 6y agoBut were you specifically being the manager's patsy, training other workers and inducting you into a psychological culture of aligning with the manager?
- abraae 6y agoNever go full Godwin