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minus-squareBanana@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 days agoLiterally a modern serfdom See, it’s not the working that’s the issue. It’s the lack of control over our surplus value. It’s the lack of control over the means of production.
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoCan’t forget the terrible consequences of failing to meet “quota” (make enough to pay the bills). But thanks for pointing this out, it really is similar, just with enough layers of abstraction to make the structure hard to see.
minus-squareShardikprime@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 days agoAlmost all white collar work is now and has been for a long time goal based. There are people who, since they started working in modern times, don’t even know what a quota is And with automation, more and more will become as such
Literally a modern serfdom
See, it’s not the working that’s the issue. It’s the lack of control over our surplus value. It’s the lack of control over the means of production.
Can’t forget the terrible consequences of failing to meet “quota” (make enough to pay the bills).
But thanks for pointing this out, it really is similar, just with enough layers of abstraction to make the structure hard to see.
Almost all white collar work is now and has been for a long time goal based. There are people who, since they started working in modern times, don’t even know what a quota is
And with automation, more and more will become as such