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0 pointsafterburner8y ago0 comments

Do you know what a power imbalance is?

You think having your life controlled by a corporation is a sign of a free society?

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>Do you know what a power imbalance is?

Yes.

>You think having your life controlled by a corporation is a sign of a free society?

When it comes to me signing a contract that some corporation would like me to sign, I have complete, inviolable power to NOT sign it. The power over my signature is 100% mine.

afterburnerOP8y ago

What if you need that job to make ends meet?

mcv8y ago

That's the real problem of course: we're dependent on food we can't grow, and houses we can't build, and that makes us unfree. If everybody was automatically provided with the basic necessities, we'd be free to negotiate on a more equal footing.

rhapsodic8y ago

>What if you need that job to make ends meet?

Then perhaps you should be grateful enough to the company that is saving your bacon that you don't willfully violate contracts you signed with them.

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rhapsodic8y ago

>Do you know what a power imbalance is?

Yes.

>You think having your life controlled by a corporation is a sign of a free society?

When it comes to me signing a contract that some corporation would like me to sign, I have complete, inviolable power to NOT sign it. The power over my signature is 100% mine.

afterburnerOP8y ago

What if you need that job to make ends meet?

mcv8y ago

rhapsodic8y ago

>What if you need that job to make ends meet?

Then perhaps you should be grateful enough to the company that is saving your bacon that you don't willfully violate contracts you signed with them.

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