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The system is working by design. A rational person who understands what you just said will either a) give up b) try to rise above the chaff Giving up in a co
by syndicatedjelly 3y ago
The system is working by design. A rational person who understands what you just said will either
a) give up
b) try to rise above the chaff
Giving up in a country with very few social nets is bad for one’s health…
- hotpotamus 3y agoOne's health will eventually fail no matter the safety net, but I suspect time spent focused on your own wellbeing (rather than your boss's) will pay great dividends; use some of that time away from work to hit the gym and cook healthy meals for yourself/friends/family. I'd say the problem with b is that there are lots of ways to rise above the chaff - you can sell NFTs or some other MLM/scam or resort to more outright crimes; without any morals you can extract as much value from society as you wish and it seems like no one will stop you; see my above comment regarding private equity. It seems you've missed at least one option and that is the so called "quiet quitting" that the article is about, though I suppose you could file that under giving up, I see it more as playing the game just enough to get by.
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoWhat’s the saying in America? “If you’re not getting ahead, you’re falling behind”
- hotpotamus 3y agoI haven't heard that, but I do think of the words of the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll - "it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place".