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Sometimes the bad jobs are crowding out the good. Like gig work crowding out traditional full-time positions with benefits, as companies prefer cheaper, on-dema
by Herring 2y ago
Sometimes the bad jobs are crowding out the good. Like gig work crowding out traditional full-time positions with benefits, as companies prefer cheaper, on-demand labor. Slave labor needs to be outlawed at the society level, not at the individual level "why dont you just find another job".
- chii 2y agogig work is not slave labour - slaves had no choice. gig work is popular because the people doing it are finding that it is the best of all alternatives available to them.
- kilna 2y ago"slaves had no choice"... Um, do you think most people can choose not to work? Gig work is "popular" because wealth-driven systemic pressure is replacing FTE with gig jobs in order to fatten the bottom line.
- chii 2y ago> do you think most people can choose not to work? they have the choice - because they have agency. Slavery is literally taking that agency away. Having agency doesn't mean being immune to the consequences. The consequences of a slave "choosing" to not work is punishment and death. The consequences of a gig worker choosing not to work is to claim basic benefits (but hardly will die). It's uncomfortable, and i will bet most people will choose to work, but it doesn't mean someone is forcing them.
- Herring 2y agoLook at the rest of his comments. Can't reason with him, so just move on.