• antidote101@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Taking advantage of an underclass then having that underclass threaten to guillotine you… Seems like it just went from French to French… Whole scenario is French.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    This isn’t exactly the most convincing argument against Rand’s philosophy - the workers didn’t invent the device and don’t work any harder than they did before. Their feeling of entitlement to the profit from it appears to be naked greed unsupported by any moral principle. Acting in one’s rational self-interest would include keeping them placated if they can credibly threaten violence, but their role as workers is completely irrelevant in that context.

    • thepaperpilot@incremental.social
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      9 months ago

      This comic reminds me of a classic argument used for leftist policies, unrelated to ayn rand though. Under capitalism, technological advancements are harmful to the working class because companies are likely to keep pay and hours the same, and just scale up production and/or lay off surplus labor force.

      Under a system where the workers own the means of production, those same advancements could go towards lowering the hours of the employees without lowering their pay, or if they decide to scale up production then it would mean more profit that the company could decide democratically what to do with, making it likely to result in pay increases for the workers. Point is it wouldn’t just go into the hands of the capitalist class, but rather stay under control of those who labored for it.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    The funny part is how we rationalize exploiting thousands and often millions of people… Some of whom work to the point of death

    But everyone goes nuts if we threaten violence against those who make our lives miserable.

    • JustMy2c@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      The funny part is how you blame businesses, but every time a government or nonprofit tries the same, SALARIES ARE NOT PAID (on time or at all).

      CENTRAL PLANNING IS WORSE AS B2B COMPETITION.

      Fck off zurdos de m