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Literally none of the hard problems in forming a union are technical. I can't stress this enough—the hard problems in organizing are much squishier and amorphou

by pje 6y ago

Literally none of the hard problems in forming a union are technical. I can't stress this enough—the hard problems in organizing are much squishier and amorphous. You're trying to get a majority of people to feel like they have a personal stake in improving the material conditions of others. It's not quorum algorithms, it's not apps, it's not encrypted communication platforms. The hard part is organizing people.

ska 6y ago
> The hard part is organizing people. That's the hard part of most things, to be fair.
jjk166 6y ago
Are you saying that technology can't be used to more effectively organize and influence people?
- erwald 6y ago
  No, I think pje is saying that existing tools are just fine & new tools are unlikely to improve things on the margin.
  - jjk166 5y ago
    If something is hard, the tools to do it aren't fine.