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[-] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 139 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?

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 62 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.

[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 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

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago
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[-] Xanis@lemmy.world 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.

[-] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Fuck that. 4 day weekends.

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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

You should focus more on the orgies and figs.

[-] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 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.

[-] TheBlackLounge@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

The machines were to replace the slaves.

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

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

[-] MoonMoon@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

cough helots cough

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

Not to mention all the thespians

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[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 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.

[-] WhiteRabbit_33@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] CaptainProton@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago

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

[-] drphungky@lemmy.world 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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[-] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago
[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 53 points 2 years ago

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

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Sheeple@lemmy.world 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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[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dionysius liked your comment

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 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.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

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

[-] diffcalculus@lemmy.world 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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[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago

And still half of us can't even afford figs

[-] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 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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[-] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 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..

[-] nicoweio@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

But what about the orgies?

[-] 768@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

Just like any other party, host it yourself

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[-] urfavlaura@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago

welcome to crapitalism

[-] bulwark@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago
[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 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.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

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

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's what bath houses are for!

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[-] cheeseblintzes@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

WE BUILT THIS CITY

WE BUILT THIS CITY

WE BUILT THIS CITY ON GRIM AND TOLL.

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 years ago
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[-] corytheboyd@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

They also had slaves to do the manual work 😬

[-] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

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

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

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

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

It’s nothing special I am just a nerd

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