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It's quite possible that those who control the means of production already know everything mentioned in the CNN and like things the way they are. Salaried work
by squozzer 12y ago
It's quite possible that those who control the means of production already know everything mentioned in the CNN and like things the way they are.
Salaried workers tend to be college-educated. Putting them on the treadmill reduces their ability to innovate and thereby threaten the established order.
Hourly workers tend to have less education, which lowers their status and reduces their ability to threaten the established order. So leisure for them does not pose the same risks to the established order.
Quick, what were the professions of the following people - Jefferson, Lenin, Castro, Ghandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah? Hint: they probably would have a hard time dabbling in revolution today without failing to meet their quota of billable hours.
- Chinjut 12y agoSmall correction: "Gandhi". [The fact that you included Gandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah in your list suggests to me you quite possibly are South Asian and thus perhaps are already aware of this and simply made a typo; however, as this mistake (or, rather, its variant "Ghandi") is so common (I see the misspelt version far more frequently in Internet discussions than the correctly spelt one), and is related to frequent misspelling of my own name, I use any opportunity I can to bring attention to the correct spelling]