Also: From a material dialectics point of view, the working class of today and the serfs from medieval europe have quite a lot in common. Even moreso, if you take the gig economy into account (see: Yanis Varoufakis’ concept of “techno-feudalism”).
I pointed out that noting the meme wasn’t true was a good addendum.
You said nah.
I pointed out that comparing our privileged selves to feudal serfs is nonsense. The gig economy comparison is also pretty silly. Can all your stuff just be taken by the gig employer leaving you and your family to starve? It’s just privileged whiny silliness from folks who presumably aren’t spending 14 or 16 hours in a sweatshop or losing their arms mining the cobalt for our phones.
Prunebutt@feddit.de 2 years ago
Nah. The Adam Smith “Institute” is nothing, but (mostly debunked) liberal propaganda.
Lauchs@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Comparing yourself to a medieval serf is a magnificent intersection of privilege and ignorance.
Prunebutt@feddit.de 2 years ago
What does that have to do with my comment?
Also: From a material dialectics point of view, the working class of today and the serfs from medieval europe have quite a lot in common. Even moreso, if you take the gig economy into account (see: Yanis Varoufakis’ concept of “techno-feudalism”).
Lauchs@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Read the comment chain?
I pointed out that noting the meme wasn’t true was a good addendum.
You said nah.
I pointed out that comparing our privileged selves to feudal serfs is nonsense. The gig economy comparison is also pretty silly. Can all your stuff just be taken by the gig employer leaving you and your family to starve? It’s just privileged whiny silliness from folks who presumably aren’t spending 14 or 16 hours in a sweatshop or losing their arms mining the cobalt for our phones.