▲ 1191 ▼ Yay. Underpaid freelance workers are now part of the surveillance state (discuss.online) submitted 2 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments News article https://cybernews.com/news/flock-uber-lyft-vehicles-surveillance/
[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 child) Meh, there's some smart people that have come up with a pretty clear understanding of authoritarianism. https://theauthoritarians.org/ But your conclusion is also partly correct, the authoritarian personality is not inherently bad, they must first be weaponized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] distal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* I didn't say anything about the authoritarian personality and I don't really care that some people have figured out something they view as being integral to comprehending society. Honestly, I find life under the systems people like Fromm consider least authoritarian, think Sweden in the 70s, to still be be very brutal towards the masses. But you know what, I believe your conclusion is also party correct. People with an "authoritarian" streak can be used to guard a worker's movement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] distal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* I didn't say anything about the authoritarian personality and I don't really care that some people have figured out something they view as being integral to comprehending society. Honestly, I find life under the systems people like Fromm consider least authoritarian, think Sweden in the 70s, to still be be very brutal towards the masses. But you know what, I believe your conclusion is also party correct. People with an "authoritarian" streak can be used to guard a worker's movement. permalink fedilink source parent
