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   Doug Webb (douginamug@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 15:04:24 JST Doug Webb

   The chances of winning the "middle-class lottery"—and transforming from worker to owner—grow ever slimmer 🎲

   What would it take for 'managers', developers and people with PhD's to realize it isn't worth playing any more? 🤔

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     Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿 (woodbark@kolektiva.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 15:04:23 JST Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿

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     @douginamug what is the meaning of "play" here?

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     Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿 (woodbark@kolektiva.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 23:05:09 JST Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿

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     @douginamug but unionising is for securing the disposable income and securing home ownership as a part of collective bargaining. the motives do not change to much, just the tools. And well, worker collectives are not that sharp of a tool in use, dropping out/silent quitting an very individualised approach that does not do much.

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     Doug Webb (douginamug@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 23:05:10 JST Doug Webb

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     • Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿

     @woodbark 'not playing' would be unionising, worker collective formation, dropping out/silent quitting/Tang Ping and any other anticap stuff

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     Doug Webb (douginamug@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 23:05:12 JST Doug Webb

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     • Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿

     @woodbark hmm... I guess 'playing' is striving as a worker, in the hope that will lead to promotions in or between companies ---> capital accumulation, passive disposable income, secure home ownership, etc