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I've understood the term to essentially mean that they are dissatisfied with the culture of "work or die." No money means starvation, homelessness, and death, s

I've understood the term to essentially mean that they are dissatisfied with the culture of "work or die." No money means starvation, homelessness, and death, so whether or not you're conscious of it you're essentially working with a gun to your head. I am very fortunate to have a nice job that treats me well, but I could see myself being very upset about wage slavery if my circumstances were different.

mrguyorama 3y ago
Indeed. In the US, we are aggressively criminalizing poverty and unemployment. People are literally unable to afford a place to legally sleep, but you will be arrested if you sleep anywhere. Not sleeping is physically impossible. It should not be acceptable to arrest someone for sleeping when they have no where else to go. Even our "liberal" city is robbing the homeless camps every week, and harassing them to go somewhere else, but they are not allowed to go anywhere else anyway, and by taking any possessions they might have, INCLUDING OBAMA PHONES which are their only connection to counselors and public advocates which can get the food and a temporary bed occasionally, we are actively making their lives worse for the mild comfort of people who don't even live here. It's insanity. I think "slavery" is an apt description, seeing as they have no choices in their life, and any attempt to start improving their life is kneecapped to please people who seem to hate those with nothing.