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[-] [email protected] 140 points 2 years ago

This is what I mention when I'm covertly pushing "radical" ideas such as 4 day work weeks. We have all of these technological advancements - Why can't the workers see some of those benefits instead of them being funneled to the top in the form of extra profits?

[-] [email protected] 63 points 2 years ago

The machine must be fed.

The goal was never leisure. The goal was always profit. And so we feed the profit machine, and when we run out of resources, we'll start throwing in sacrifices.

Because the machine must be fed.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

If chatGPT was marketed towards workers filing reports for idiot bosses that won’t know the difference it would have been made illegal within the month

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago

Stop pushing the idea of four day work weeks. Begin promoting the idea of three day weekends.

I bet you'll start getting different responses.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Fuck that. 4 day weekends.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

You should focus more on the orgies and figs.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Going to take this into account... I may have been approaching this the wrong way

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[-] [email protected] 119 points 2 years ago

Because the Greeks you hear about were the aristocracy. You don't hear how some estimates of the population breakdown were more than 80%-90% slaves.

Just like how you hear of the 300 Spartans, but not the several thousand Thebians, most of whom were slaves, who also defended the pass.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

The machines were to replace the slaves.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

You mean to become the slaves. Viva la Robo-lution!

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

cough helots cough

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Not to mention all the thespians

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[-] [email protected] 70 points 2 years ago

To be fair 1/3 of women don't die in childbirth, 1/2 of children don't die before they are ten, we have weed and booze they could never have dreamed of, freaken chocolate and aspirin, and you are highly unlikely to become a sex slave. It was paradise for a very small fraction of the population and rape/slavery/castration for the rest.

Still I could go for an orgy and some figs if anyone is in the mood.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

But I'm still castrated and want to be a sex slave uwu

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[-] [email protected] 58 points 2 years ago

The Ancient Greeks weren't actively trying to turn the strawberries in your fridge into a SaaS subscription.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I am from now on referring to local produce clubs as "Strawberries As A Service". Thank you.

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[-] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago

…and then ordering their slaves to bring them another flask of wine

[-] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago

Wait, weren't machines supposed to be our slaves?

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's actually exactly why it took the Romans so long to technologically advance. "The slaves do the job well enough".

The idea of water powered mills and general aqueducts were mind-blowing to them and took a while to catch on. It seemed utterly unfathomable when everyone relied so much on slaves

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[-] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago

When I went freelance, it was hard not having a boss at first, now I'm totally into it. It took around a year for me to get everything to where I felt good about it. I think a lot of people don't realize that the uncomfortable feeling of not having a boss usually doesn't last forever. The people who liked working from home probably get it. We are taught to have bosses from a very early age.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Not having a more senior person to go to when you get stuck could be a problem.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

I always have Mr. Stackoverflow as my senior person.

That is, until he slaps me in the face and tells me my questions are always repeated.

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[-] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago

And still half of us can't even afford figs

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

*probably way more than half

And there are five of us who can afford figs for everyone forever, but decided to use that money to lure underaged teens for orgy outside in some secluded islands.

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

I mean the rich people are eating figs, on their yachts, on their way to their winter home, to go skiing with their family.

Yeah..

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

But what about the orgies?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Just like any other party, host it yourself

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[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

welcome to crapitalism

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

I mean, precisely because of that people indeed now do have fig orgies outside. Just don't count workers as people.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

We invented the idea of currency and that ruined everything. Until we invent a replicator we are stuck working.

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

To be fair it’s like 30 degrees outside so the orgy might need to be postponed

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

It's just a bit warm, have the orgy in the shade

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's what bath houses are for!

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

WE BUILT THIS CITY

WE BUILT THIS CITY

WE BUILT THIS CITY ON GRIM AND TOLL.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Maybe we just found out that figs are kinda mid.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

They also had slaves to do the manual work 😬

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I use.my machine that can do the work of 100 people to make shitty jokes online.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Okay I like my work, can I just do that instead of orgies?

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

What work do you do that's better than orgies?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

It’s nothing special I am just a nerd

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