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Worker exploitation and abuse happens in many industries and was once the norm. It is in society's interests to prevent systematized exploitation of society's m
by wpietri 5y ago
Worker exploitation and abuse happens in many industries and was once the norm. It is in society's interests to prevent systematized exploitation of society's members.
"Consenting adults" is a fine heuristic for what happens in a private bedroom between individuals with equal power. It does not apply to for-profit exploitation done by organizations with special legal privileges. Privileges they have only because we see commerce as generally beneficial and to be encouraged.
- eru 5y ago> Worker exploitation and abuse happens in many industries and was once the norm. What do you mean by exploitation? When was it the norm and where?
- wpietri 5y agoSorry, there's no way I'm spoon-feeding you the whole history of labor. Maybe read Loomis's "A History of America in Ten Strikes" as a starting point. And then maybe Beckert's "Empire of Cotton" for the broader, systemic view.