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The dirty little secret that could bring down Big Tech
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Don't hold your breath waiting for anything to catch up to the 1%. To be honest, I don't know the average person even really want it to. I mean, suppose I use Uber. Am I really going to be out there writing letters to my congresscritter pressuring them to force Uber to stop selling their product below cost and consequently make my Uber rides significantly more expensive? "Oh man, I sure wish Amazon would stop selling me such cheap products with next day shipping. This problem needs to be fixed, they're hurting the free market!"
Eventually the frog might get boiled, but that's some time in the future. The frog is feeling comfy now.
That's sad. I couldn't imagine bragging to the world about how I have no moral spine and will suck off whichever slaver gives me the comfiest servants' quarters, at least not without turning it into a parable about how I got disillusioned
You realize I'm speaking generally, right?
In fact, I've never once used Uber or Lyft in my entire life. My point is that the average person isn't going to push for something that has a tangible negative effect right now to possible make things better in the murky future.
Now I could say: Well, the rabble sucks but I on the other hand am a cut above the rest. I'm one of the few who is willing to make the tough choices and endure whatever sacrifices are necessary to Do What's Right. But hey, talk is cheap so what's the point really? I guess if I'd added a bit about how special and great I am (it's true!) I might have avoided having my fellating skills become part of the discussion.
The point of it is ro share your experience and show it can be done to the "rabble" who would otherwise go "welp, it sure sucks... but what you gonna do?"
There's nothing to figure out in the "how" part though. It's just a question of the person having the motivation to make personal sacrifices with tangible effects in the present for a less tangible benefit in the future.
Saying how I'd be the exception in this case seems more like boasting than really doing something constructive. That's not my style.
It ant much but it is honest work.