This seems a lot like another symptom of late stage capitalism. If only there were some means by which workers could collectively battle tech giants in order to build an agreement for a proper wage.
This seems a lot like another symptom of late stage capitalism.
What do you mean by "late stage capitalism?" Is that just a buzzword you're throwing around?
It's a fever dream socialists have been predicting for roughly a century. At this point it's about as reliable as some guy on the corner wearing a sandwich board sign saying "The End Is Nigh!"
In a nutshell, "end-stage capitalism" is what socialist/communist dogma says is the last gasp of capitalism, after which will come the utopian worker's paradise. Basically everyone suddenly gets to work (or not work) the job they want regardless of actual supply and demand, and everyone gets everything provided for t
Now, if you have a problem with wage pressure, then maybe you shouldn't raise prices so much. Hey, you don't want big government to take care of people, and you don't want to pay for it either. Boo hoo hoo.
The working class has spent the last 50 years getting their haircut and the professional classes didn't do a damn thing about it. Now it's their turn. And if your company can't make a liv
I bet your bookshelf also includes the Ayn Rand Fantasy Series starring the bootstrapping types such as yourself who never bothered to realize they were living in a bubble of good fortune the whole time.
They've imported the effects of oursourcing (Score:5, Interesting)
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This seems a lot like another symptom of late stage capitalism.
What do you mean by "late stage capitalism?" Is that just a buzzword you're throwing around?
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This seems a lot like another symptom of late stage capitalism.
What do you mean by "late stage capitalism?" Is that just a buzzword you're throwing around?
It's a fever dream socialists have been predicting for roughly a century. At this point it's about as reliable as some guy on the corner wearing a sandwich board sign saying "The End Is Nigh!"
In a nutshell, "end-stage capitalism" is what socialist/communist dogma says is the last gasp of capitalism, after which will come the utopian worker's paradise. Basically everyone suddenly gets to work (or not work) the job they want regardless of actual supply and demand, and everyone gets everything provided for t
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A venture capitalist by the name of Nick Hanauer says you're full of shit. Look here: https://time.com/5888024/50-tr... [time.com]
Now, if you have a problem with wage pressure, then maybe you shouldn't raise prices so much. Hey, you don't want big government to take care of people, and you don't want to pay for it either. Boo hoo hoo.
The working class has spent the last 50 years getting their haircut and the professional classes didn't do a damn thing about it. Now it's their turn. And if your company can't make a liv
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Re:They've imported the effects of oursourcing (Score:5, Funny)
What do you mean by "late stage capitalism?"
It means the last gasp of capitalism before the dictatorship of the proletariat is established, leading to a communist utopia.
Karl Marx explained the term in his book. I have a copy on my bookshelf next to the other fairytales.
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I bet your bookshelf also includes the Ayn Rand Fantasy Series starring the bootstrapping types such as yourself who never bothered to realize they were living in a bubble of good fortune the whole time.
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