If the Severance program was real then literally so many Americans would be saying things like “well, it’s good for the economy actually” and “if you think about it, how wonderful to not remember what you do at work” and it’s just a great reflection on what our economy actually is, and who it serves
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and that’s the key thing that would be revealed from people supporting it / what people are ultimately supporting by supporting that
It’s a reflection of the sinister feelings many people harbor in their soul towards others, profit, power,
And that's exactly what the employees say. "10k for the company! Best quarter ever!!"
I said how is it different from not being able to do what you want for a 1/3 of your life?
Those jobs HURT PEOPLE. And someone gets up every morning and does them without guilt. They're just participating in the economy, right? Dragnet fishing that kills dolphins that the company lies about?
Most "good" jobs are harmful somehow.
Our society is suffering spiritual malaise bc we (royal we) don't have meaningful work. Late-stage capitalism means earning dirty money, doing antisocial stuff we try hard to pretend isn't what we're doing. Not everyone, obvs, but many many of us
Though I will say that every intelligence agency will have a field day with this and do a bunch of horrible shit with a device like that.
Nestle made it illegal to capture rainwater in India.