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'People prefer money with no strings attached' is likely a bit reductive. The power imbalance inherent in the expectation that you prove you're 'good enough' to
by idiotsecant 11mo ago
'People prefer money with no strings attached' is likely a bit reductive. The power imbalance inherent in the expectation that you prove you're 'good enough' to a functionary who has the ability to determine if you have money to buy food or not sounds like a deeply unpleasant scenario to me. I could absolutely imagine a few months of that would be deleterious to my mental health, I don't know about you.
- TulliusCicero 11mo ago> The power imbalance inherent in the expectation that you prove you're 'good enough' to a functionary who has the ability to determine if you have money to buy food or not sounds like a deeply unpleasant scenario to me. You've essentially described how employment works, and yes, it can be rather unpleasant.
- hobbe80 11mo agoHonestly, that is not how employment works in most of the (civilized) world. In the US, sure, but elsewhere we do have labor laws that matter.
- idiotsecant 10mo agoYes, both of those scenarios involve a power imbalance when none need exist. That's what labor organization is for.
- TulliusCicero 10mo agoCan't say I disagree!