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I don't think you get it. The wealth of the people has nothing to do with this. A cheap prostitute and a well paid engineer deserve the same respect. Why are yo

I don't think you get it. The wealth of the people has nothing to do with this. A cheap prostitute and a well paid engineer deserve the same respect. Why are you bringing wealth or social status into it?

ch4s3 3y ago
> The wealth of the people has nothing to do with this. Yes it does. Being laid off and rehired before your VERY generous severance runs out is nothing like the disrespect someone in sex work often has to endure. The comparison is totally disconnected from reality. Being wealthy and of high social standing in the US immunizes you from the kind of deprivations faced by people in the informal economy. Obviously both deserve respect, it just in my opinion minimizes the plight of people being trafficked to compare that to a big tech layoff. It just sounds clueless.
- consoomer 3y ago
  My humor may be crass, but the comparison stands. You can't assume everyone received a severance, had enough severance or wasn't severely impacted by the layoff (just because they made a decent living prior). There's a non-zero percent one or more laid off individuals killed themselves due to losing their job. Don't minimize that.
  - ch4s3 3y ago
    Where's the actual joke? It wasn't structured like a joke, and as someone who enjoys a crass joke, I can confidently say I didn't find it funny. Meta and Salesforce both gave out severance. Meta's packages were well reported on and were through the end of this year at full pay with healthcare. > There's a non-zero percent one or more laid off individuals killed themselves due to losing their job. Don't minimize that. This is gishgallop. You're just bringing in new unrelated things. to muddy the issue. Moreover, do you think wealthy laid off people have higher or lower rates of self harm vs victims of human trafficking?

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I don't think you get it. The wealth of the people has nothing to do with this. A cheap prostitute and a well paid engineer deserve the same respect. Why are yo

by consoomer 3y ago

ch4s3 3y ago
> The wealth of the people has nothing to do with this. Yes it does. Being laid off and rehired before your VERY generous severance runs out is nothing like the disrespect someone in sex work often has to endure. The comparison is totally disconnected from reality. Being wealthy and of high social standing in the US immunizes you from the kind of deprivations faced by people in the informal economy. Obviously both deserve respect, it just in my opinion minimizes the plight of people being trafficked to compare that to a big tech layoff. It just sounds clueless.
- consoomer 3y ago
  My humor may be crass, but the comparison stands. You can't assume everyone received a severance, had enough severance or wasn't severely impacted by the layoff (just because they made a decent living prior). There's a non-zero percent one or more laid off individuals killed themselves due to losing their job. Don't minimize that.
  - ch4s3 3y ago
    Where's the actual joke? It wasn't structured like a joke, and as someone who enjoys a crass joke, I can confidently say I didn't find it funny. Meta and Salesforce both gave out severance. Meta's packages were well reported on and were through the end of this year at full pay with healthcare. > There's a non-zero percent one or more laid off individuals killed themselves due to losing their job. Don't minimize that. This is gishgallop. You're just bringing in new unrelated things. to muddy the issue. Moreover, do you think wealthy laid off people have higher or lower rates of self harm vs victims of human trafficking?