thelasthuman

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   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   "insurance refused to tell if they would cover it" 'Hey boss, I saw the schedule. Not sure I I will be able to cover any of those shifts you gave me. By the way, pay me the same weather I do my job or not. Thanks'
2. 62.▲
   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   I'd be a great business man to if people were legally required to purchase my product.
3. 63.▲
   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   > Something needs to be done about the situation over all but it strikes me that many students perspective is way off as far as how the world works career wise That is to be expected for young people right? So these young people rely on
4. 64.▲
   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   Funny how capital is free to move where it gets the most benefit, but not labor. Priorities.
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   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   The real problem is both main stream political parties don't represent around 45% of the country. First Past The Post Voting- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo Range Voting- https://www.youtube.com
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   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc
7. 67.▲
   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   > but China is at war with it's population to control them Did you forget about the drug war here in the USA?
8. 68.▲
   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   surrender of the commons to the private wishes of the powerful.
9. 69.▲
   by thelasthuman 8y ago

   Egalitarian means equality between classes, implying that class based hierarchy still exists. Not really something to aspire to IMO.
10. 70.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” - MLK jr
11. 71.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Normal in the sense that they get vacation time last, unlike in the USA (outside of the middle class+ bubble).
12. 72.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    That sounds like a healthy life. To bad things aren't setup for the majority of people to have time to care for themselves.
13. 73.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    "There’s no quick fix here." I think people are thinking to small. Imagine if you could own your data profile and "invest" it into websites or services. Everyone builds their services to accept this same "profile&qu
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Yeah, the only people punished will be the lowly worker who was forced to do the job by the higher ups in the first place.
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    I guess privacy will be destined to become a purchaseable product. I guess that's just a inevitable conclusion considering our economic system. But it's okay so long as it is a corporation doing it to us and not the government rig
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Here's a relevant (IMO) documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04
17. 77.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Own people? No way! Wrong! How could you ever entertain this notion! Rent people at sub-subsistence wages? I guess it's okay.
18. 78.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    At some level of understanding, all workers know they don't get the full value of their labor. You just got to see it happen right in front of you in real time.
19. 79.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Then why doesn't my hamburger look like the ones in the ads?
20. 80.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    So then "you're the average of the company you keep"?
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Wow something I can contribute to! In my early 20's, my obsession was eastern spirituality. I was especially drawn towards taoism and read several books on it. In one of the books (written by a Westerner) there was entire chapters dedi
22. 82.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    So the federal reserve isn't part of the government?
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation I think it's disingenuous to think the only way workers can own the means of production is to take them from someone else. "You never change things by fig
24. 84.▲
    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    It's possible for the workers to buy their own tool and maintain some level of democracy in the workplace. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation I think it's disingenuous to think the only way
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    People can own property under communism, it's capital that cannot. Who owns the property where we do business? The workers, not the state (which IMO shouldn't even exist under communism).
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    by thelasthuman 8y ago

    Some tweaks I'd make: Corporate structure: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation Electoral system: What we have now - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo Range voting - http