▲ 347 ▼ it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tron@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Choosing death by starvation is not a choice. Work or die, slave. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Sartre would disagree, but then Sartre was a professional philosopher. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) You think a company should pay you even if you decide not to work? As much as I wish the universe rained down food, housing, and smart phone but the reality is that it cares not of you get a meal at the end of the day. I have no idea what point you are trying to make. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are better systems that require you not to die when you dont work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Really? Like other people take out your garbage and bringing you your food and build your house. The universe cares less if you starve but we do live in a time when we have to do very little work to survive quite well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Companies are already paying people who decide to not work - their owners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Ya ok. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Sartre would disagree, but then Sartre was a professional philosopher. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zippy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) You think a company should pay you even if you decide not to work? As much as I wish the universe rained down food, housing, and smart phone but the reality is that it cares not of you get a meal at the end of the day. I have no idea what point you are trying to make. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are better systems that require you not to die when you dont work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Really? Like other people take out your garbage and bringing you your food and build your house. The universe cares less if you starve but we do live in a time when we have to do very little work to survive quite well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Companies are already paying people who decide to not work - their owners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Ya ok. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are better systems that require you not to die when you dont work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Really? Like other people take out your garbage and bringing you your food and build your house. The universe cares less if you starve but we do live in a time when we have to do very little work to survive quite well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zippy@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago Really? Like other people take out your garbage and bringing you your food and build your house. The universe cares less if you starve but we do live in a time when we have to do very little work to survive quite well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Companies are already paying people who decide to not work - their owners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Ya ok. permalink fedilink source parent