▲ 757 ▼ Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing (www.vice.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing::Amazon spent $14.2 million total on anti-union consulting in 2022, filings with the Department of Labor show.
[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) That’s not an appropriate comparison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Nevoic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) There's a subset of people that anytime a comparison is made, where one situation is worse than the other, something happens where they become unable to understand the concept of a principle. It's like you recognize "hey, chattel slavery is worse than wage slavery!" (which is correct), and therefore there can be no principle applicable to both situations (incorrect). I assume it's that you're offended by the comparison, and the emotion gets the better of you, disallowing you from thinking clearly about it. I don't know what else it would be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I’m not offended. It’s like another Godwin’s law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nevoic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Saying the word "Nazi" or "slave" or whatever doesn't automatically make someone incorrect. Even if this were another Godwin's law that doesn't make the comparison invalid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nevoic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) There's a subset of people that anytime a comparison is made, where one situation is worse than the other, something happens where they become unable to understand the concept of a principle. It's like you recognize "hey, chattel slavery is worse than wage slavery!" (which is correct), and therefore there can be no principle applicable to both situations (incorrect). I assume it's that you're offended by the comparison, and the emotion gets the better of you, disallowing you from thinking clearly about it. I don't know what else it would be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I’m not offended. It’s like another Godwin’s law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nevoic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Saying the word "Nazi" or "slave" or whatever doesn't automatically make someone incorrect. Even if this were another Godwin's law that doesn't make the comparison invalid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I’m not offended. It’s like another Godwin’s law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nevoic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Saying the word "Nazi" or "slave" or whatever doesn't automatically make someone incorrect. Even if this were another Godwin's law that doesn't make the comparison invalid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nevoic@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* Saying the word "Nazi" or "slave" or whatever doesn't automatically make someone incorrect. Even if this were another Godwin's law that doesn't make the comparison invalid. permalink fedilink source parent