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In a pure fantasy libertarian society where the powerful actually respect the rights of the powerless, then yeah, unions would form organically. In the world t
by chuckadams 3y ago
In a pure fantasy libertarian society where the powerful actually respect the rights of the powerless, then yeah, unions would form organically. In the world that has actually existed throughout recorded history, those contracts are "do what we say or starve, we've made sure everyone else gives the same offer", and unions are put down by force.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoAs a libertarian, I suspect most of us would disagree with you on what rights the powerless have. For example, libertarians do not believe people have a right to food or shelter. You only have a right to keep and use your body and your property.
- card_zero 3y agoThis seems to logically resolve to "unions wouldn't form, because workers would be preoccupied by starving", which may unfortunately be true, I'm not sure.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoIt depends on a lot of factors like the scarcity of labor, availability of capital, and coordination capacity of workers and owners. for example, if you have a scarcity of labor, then labor sets the terms. AI architects could form a union any day they want, they just dont want to.
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