Save some straw for the animals, geez
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Deme@sopuli.xyz 3 days agoI am not a slave, therefore I should be happy to waste my life in an office generating shareholder value. Got it.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Deme@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
How is that a strawman? Sure life could be worse as you said, but life could also be a lot better. The meme takes no shots at the former claim, instead making fun of people who fail to imagine the latter. Talking about how we already live in relative luxury is also a very common deflection from arguments for why we should improve society, without actually countering said arguments.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
It’s a straw man because nobody said you should be happy wasting your life away in an office generating shareholder value. It’s possible to appreciate the good things we have whilst still being critical of the system we are in. I personally disagree with the other commenters implication that capitalism is to thank for these things but that’s a whole other discussion.
Deme@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Usually when people call anything a luxury, the implication is that they should be happy about it.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Go and work for a company that gives more about other stakeholders, you see that often with smaller companies.
Deme@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Oh I’m actually quite happy with my own job in the public sector. It’s varied and at times challenging work that benefits society as a whole. The pay isn’t all that much, but we’re talking about fulfillment here not salaries. Unfortunately for my peace of mind, I posess empathy and the knowledge that most aren’t as lucky. Companies either grow or die, so massive faceless corporations provide a large and growing share of all employment. And it doesn’t even need to be a big corp for the job to be a bs job.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 3 days ago
If you work in the public sector you often don’t have shareholders breathing down your neck for more profit (but it can happen). And yes smaller companies can have bullshit bosses as well, especially when they are the type that either already had decently sized companies or just wants to be the next millionaire.