• Big Miku@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Could you elaborate, since I have absolutely no clue what connections significant enough you are making to say this.

      • BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one
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        In feudalism, you know full well you’re being exploited. In capitalism, you might not be aware of it, but you still are. The idea is that you’re being paid for your work but, if the pay is so little that it might as well not matter to the payer at all, and is hardly a living wage, then we’re essentially back at square one.

        Granted, I don’t think we’re as close to the grain of outright slavery that feudalism was, but on a long enough timeline, we will be. Companies will want more and more profit, taking more and more from the consumers and working class. People will either fight back or… put up with it.

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        1 year ago

        He’s not wrong though. Ask for a raise.

          • bstix
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            1 year ago

            Are you a member of the Verdi union?

              • bstix
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                1 year ago

                Vote against it then and go strike… or:

                Be a member on the local union board . Believe it or not, there’s very few people who actually engages in that kind of work. You can easily have a say. Doesn’t take much time or effort, only the will and understanding.

                It’s a lot more democratic than country politics and that kind of stuff. If you have point, it’ll make it through.

        • FluffyPotato@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          My country has a saying “esimene miljon tuleb alati mustalt”. It basically translates to the first million is never earned with honest work. No one gets rich by just working hard, maybe a long time ago but not any more.

  • Lexam@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Change the word share holder to slave holder and things start to make a lot more sense.

    • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You’re right. Silly us. It just ascribes a price tag to everything that slowly rises while your wages don’t. Then it effectively locks you in place through pricarious financials.