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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 57 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They aren't greedy! They're exercising rational self-interest!

They aren't cruel! They're acting in the best interests of shareholders!

They don't sociopathically betray the workers who helped them succeed, they curtailed redundancies to maximize workplace efficiency!

We have always been at war with Eurasia!

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

It's the people at the company working that make the money. So technically the people create their own jobs or smth. A company should be owned by the workers at that company and they should get to elect leading personnel. I think this sounds rad.

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 1 points 1 year ago

I couldn't have phrased that any better!