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[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 111 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not a "job" if you are working for no compensation. That's slavery, my guy.

But they definitely already know that.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 44 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Even slaves got food and shelter.

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's because they were "assets"! Now people are disposable– trash to be dumped when better bodies come to replace them.

We need better laws to protect workers in the US.

[–] jlou@mastodon.social 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

People are treated like things under capitalism. The workers are de facto responsible for using up inputs to produce outputs, but capitalism grants the employer sole legal responsibility for the positive and negative results of production. This violates the basic principle of justice that legal and de facto responsibility should match. Satisfying this principle can only be done in a worker coops. Therefore, all firms must be mandated to be worker coops

[–] kshade@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There's a basket with fresh fruit right there in the break room!