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minus-squareEarlOfSam@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoAnd he wrote it to emphasize the terrible working conditions but everyone, instead, went, “Ew, I’m eating that??” Great book. More relevant today than ever.
minus-squareByteJunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYeah, the way to change work conditions is strikes, nothing else really helps. But it works for the exact same reason the book did - because if workers are striking they can’t make money, so they agree to work regulations so they can keep profiting.
And he wrote it to emphasize the terrible working conditions but everyone, instead, went, “Ew, I’m eating that??”
Great book. More relevant today than ever.
Yeah, the way to change work conditions is strikes, nothing else really helps. But it works for the exact same reason the book did - because if workers are striking they can’t make money, so they agree to work regulations so they can keep profiting.