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"Results suggest that the ease of collective action induces more egalitarian behavior by individuals in a position of power and makes those without power less w

"Results suggest that the ease of collective action induces more egalitarian behavior by individuals in a position of power and makes those without power less willing to accept unfairness." This is why capitalists dislike unions so much, becasue they know this. Together we are stronger.

aleph_minus_one 1y ago
> This is why capitalists dislike unions so much, beca[us]e they know this. No, the reason why capitalists hate unions so much is that it is another layer of incredibly annoying bureaucrats that you have to get along with. What you describe might rather be the reason why people who have dark triad traits don't like unions; these people often are not "convinced capitalists", but rather people who use capitalism (or whatever the current system is) to their advantage.
- FollowingTheDao 1y ago
  > No, the reason why capitalists hate unions so much is that it is another layer of incredibly annoying bureaucrats that you have to get along with. I will never understand this perception. You think there is no bureaucracy in businesses? They want to be the sole bureaucrat is all, so getting rid of all other bureaucrats makes them more profit. Bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution, whether publicly owned or privately owned. Capitalism favors dark triad traits. What capitalist doe snot use capitalism for their own advantage? Corporate Psychopathy: The Dark Triad Traits in Business Leaders https://scribe.rip/psychologs-magazine/corporate-psychopathy-the-dark-triad-traits-in-business-leaders-07925ac526d8 https://scribe.rip/psychologs-magazine/corporate-psychopathy...
- hobs 1y ago
  A distinction without a difference to anyone observing a "convinced capitalist" from the outside.
- PaulHoule 1y ago
  I'd argue that unions can help an area be more competitive. Any carpenter or handyman could nail together a stage for a movie, but members of the Carpenters Local 213 in LA are experts at efficiently building that kind of temporary structure and they do it efficiently. What would be a difficult HR problem in most places is just "call the union hall" in Hollywood; it has some costs, but it has some benefits.

aleph_minus_one 1y ago

> This is why capitalists dislike unions so much, beca[us]e they know this. No, the reason why capitalists hate unions so much is that it is another layer of incredibly annoying bureaucrats that you have to get along with. What you describe might rather be the reason why people who have dark triad traits don't like unions; these people often are not "convinced capitalists", but rather people who use capitalism (or whatever the current system is) to their advantage.

FollowingTheDao 1y ago
> No, the reason why capitalists hate unions so much is that it is another layer of incredibly annoying bureaucrats that you have to get along with. I will never understand this perception. You think there is no bureaucracy in businesses? They want to be the sole bureaucrat is all, so getting rid of all other bureaucrats makes them more profit. Bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution, whether publicly owned or privately owned. Capitalism favors dark triad traits. What capitalist doe snot use capitalism for their own advantage? Corporate Psychopathy: The Dark Triad Traits in Business Leaders https://scribe.rip/psychologs-magazine/corporate-psychopathy-the-dark-triad-traits-in-business-leaders-07925ac526d8 https://scribe.rip/psychologs-magazine/corporate-psychopathy...
hobs 1y ago
A distinction without a difference to anyone observing a "convinced capitalist" from the outside.
PaulHoule 1y ago
I'd argue that unions can help an area be more competitive. Any carpenter or handyman could nail together a stage for a movie, but members of the Carpenters Local 213 in LA are experts at efficiently building that kind of temporary structure and they do it efficiently. What would be a difficult HR problem in most places is just "call the union hall" in Hollywood; it has some costs, but it has some benefits.