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I understand what you are saying, but cannot see how employees are comfortable with ascribing virtue to large-scale microeconomic exploitation. To me, the beha
by skyraider 13y ago
I understand what you are saying, but cannot see how employees are comfortable with ascribing virtue to large-scale microeconomic exploitation.
To me, the behavior of employers towards employees ("here, go create all of our value; go let us economically exploit you") is the sociopathic behavior (and somewhat misanthropic too.. except not really, because founders take the risk and expect a reward, and that's how the economy works). I guess this gets into all kinds of deep economics, but employees either let it happen, are powerless, or most likely, are completely oblivious to their exploitation.
- vinceguidry 13y ago> I guess this gets into all kinds of deep economics, but employees either let it happen, are powerless, or most likely, are completely oblivious to their exploitation. They generally know but don't care, as they have what they consider to be more important things to worry about. Lives, family, friends. These things take up all their mindspace, leaving no room for career machinations. You should read Venkatesh Rao's series of essays called "The Gervais Principle". http://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/