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[โ€“] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Witnessing a downtown metro area go dead silent, years of ecological damage reversed and folding at home accidentally out computing the world's fastest supercomputer in the first 2 weeks of 2020 lock downs and all it took was giving 10 days PTO to all non-essential workers (I was essential btw but yes I'll fucking survive Starbucks being closed one fortnight a year)

Surely, people will see this as worthwhile and positive tradition and we'll collectively decide to avoid commuting for 2 weeks every March; taking PTO if offered or job hopping at the new market rate created if not, right... Right...?

[โ€“] centof@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

weโ€™ll collectively decide

We don't decide. We are coerced. When money is involved the CEOs decide and try to coerce us into their preferred decision.

[โ€“] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Absolutely no idea why you're getting downvoted. CEOs browsing Lemmy?

[โ€“] centof@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I had to guess, it is probably due to the natural resistance that people have towards the idea that they are being manipulated. Also some people have a hard-on for pleasing those that society preaches are better than them. Re: Musk fanboys

[โ€“] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, good possibilities. I see you've struck a chord, because you're already being downvoted again. I see I was downvoted too. lol

[โ€“] centof@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Idk, I don't have scoring on so I don't really worry about such things. :)