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Calling one of the most well-paid and priviledged group of employees im human history, developers, tech workers is an insult o every labor movement in human his
by hef19898 4y ago
Calling one of the most well-paid and priviledged group of employees im human history, developers, tech workers is an insult o every labor movement in human history. As soon as you have posh white collar office job, you stop being a worker.
- danjac 4y agoDo you own capital or work for it? If the latter, congrats, you're a worker. And again, HN people living in their little US coastal bubble thinking that the rest of the tech world is as privileged as them. When I started I earned less than a factory worker in my town. Presumably because they wore blue overalls instead of a hoodie they were "real" workers and I wasn't...or does there have to be some level of salary where I can be declared "posh" and no longer a worker?
- javier2 4y agoIf your compensation is based on salary, you are a worker.
- wing-_-nuts 4y agoI'm pretty sure Marx would tell you that trying to divide rather than unify is the greatest insult to the labor movement
- hef19898 4y agoI'd say Marx would also have his issues with the most priviledged "worker" class out right refusing to unionize and even decrying unions as bad for everyone.
- cholantesh 4y agoSure, Marx and Engels both talk about their frustration with class treason, but they were also aware of the pervasive false consciousness in the working class.
- avgDev 4y agoLMAO! As long as you do WORK to earn money, you are a worker. Once you are earning from investments and not doing a thing, YOU ARE NO LONGER a worker. You seem really out of touch with reality.
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