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> They know that whatever happens to them, they will get decent health care, their kids will get a decent education, and they’re more likely to get fair treatme
by decebalus1 5y ago
> They know that whatever happens to them, they will get decent health care, their kids will get a decent education, and they’re more likely to get fair treatment from their employer.
And as a former manager once told me, 'one needs the constant fear of homelessness to keep workers in line'. That is the real engine of innovation /s
- simonh 5y agoI don’t see how that can work. People in fear are going to be more risk averse, surely, and innovation is always risky. I mean clearly the US is still a very innovative economy, it’s not like everyone is constantly in fear of starvation any second. But still, I don’t see how fear promotes innovation. There are many economic and societal factors in the US that promote risk taking and innovation, but fear of hunger in oppressed workers isn’t one of them.
- decebalus1 5y agoIt doesn't, I was being sarcastic.