Comment on The land before time
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 1 day agoIn theory, yes, I agree. But make sure you properly value yourself! You only have so much time to give.
Though, that was also said about digital games instead of physical ones, that the savings get passed onto the consumer. Not a 1:1 but that one is going swimmingly right now 😅
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
My dude, if you can’t assemble the shelf just go pay more for one that is built. No one needs to run around computing their implicit value for such a simple task.
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
You’re missing the entire concept of what shadow work is. And why it’s being pushed further and further.
I use ikea myself. I DIY’d my solar system. I’ve no problem performing the labor. That’s not the point here.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
You’re missing the entire concept of IKEA’s business model.
athatet@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
Not really. Their business model is, let’s have the customers do the work then we can charge them less cause we’re not paying workers. Just a heads up, that’s what shadow work is.
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
Is the business model not attempting to offer a lower cost product by having less employees and having the customer do more labor and use their time? On a macro level, those were jobs, people’s livelihoods. Now they’re self checkout areas with cameras, soon to be AI.
Is that a good thing? It’s an honest question. What is the logical endpoint if consumers aren’t able to consume given that less and less work (aka trading your time/labor for currency) is available?
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