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> Did people not go because they were worried about productivity dropping? No! > So to me, reading people imply that they got killed because of capitalism is
by riversflow 5y ago
> Did people not go because they were worried about productivity dropping? No!
> So to me, reading people imply that they got killed because of capitalism is ludicrous.
Take a look at people who aren't brainwashed by capitalism if you think this is ludicrous--kids in elementary school. Most of them are happy for emergency drills as they waste class time. They get to chat with their peers and go for a walk instead of sitting in class.
It is adults who have been coerced into caring about the company's/there own productivity who would not want an on-the-clock break, especially, in my experience, in this type of manual-labor-for-a-big-corp situation.
Would you really rather literally mop the floor for Amazon if you could, worry free and on the clock, chill in a room during a tornado warning?
And this isn't some generalized indictment of capitalism, which I personally believe to be highly effective at harnessing the whole of humanity towards social progress, just an observation about the realities of this type of situation.
- BeetleB 5y agoAt this stage you might as well indict human nature. Drawing a line at "company" or "Amazon" is arbitrary. Most children are happy to not do work in general. Most children are happy not trying to save food for the winter as well. It's up to you to decide if encouraging stocking for the winter is evil or not.