Just remember 50 years ago we didn't have computers or the internet. These things have made us exponentially more productive yet the work week remains the same. People's relative net worth has gone down in those 50 years 🤔
this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2025
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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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I'd be working much harder if it wasn't illegal to do the things I actually want to do with my life, like building my own shelters.
I feel like there are a few things not noted in the article:
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The relative economic value of labor has dropped significantly as the developing world has developed and the developed world has seen greater labor participation. Efficiency rose, but so did the supply.
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The supply of housing has not not kept up as part of the economy, especially low income housing. The lack of housing supply generally drives wages up in economically productive areas, making it so we have to work longer.
Try growing your own food and fuel for cooking and heating. Then you’ll know work.
How do I grow fuel?
Anything grown for vegetable oil which can be used in a modified diesel engine often called greasel.
Nope; they said fuel for cooking and heating.
How specifically in a detailed process that a layman can follow do I do that?
No, no. You misunderstand.
You said it anything grown for vegetable oil can be used. Walk me through that entire process starting with plating the seeds in the ground and ending with cooking.
Oh im totally not going to do that. You are aware of what oil comes from what regardless of if you use olive, peanut, canola, sunflower, etc. There is skill in the pressing of anything efficiently but its not rocket science to to it inefficiently. Getting oil from seeds/nuts/plants is not the hard part but im not writing up or even looking up documentation on it for you.
starting with plating the seeds in the ground and ending with cooking.
Sounds like you're pretty aware of the process so let me offer the alternative view you seem to be pushing:
- Gently and respectfully lick society's asshole
- Beg society to please give you some way of cooking your food because without the help of current technology and organization you'd be the one who's cooked.
- Ignore the palpable cringe of your ancient ancestors as they look down on you from the unga boonga afterlife
Why would we want to do those things solo?
