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   Andrea Junker :verified: (strandjunker@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 06:25:25 JST Andrea Junker :verified:

   I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”.

   Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

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     Jay Stephens (jaystephens@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 20:36:05 JST Jay Stephens

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     • Andi89S4051

     @andi_al @Strandjunker
     This. My ELI5:
     "The bosses had all the weapons & bullied the workers into giving them all their lunch money.
     Then one day the workers realised they could join together & build guillotines and the bosses had to stop taking their lunch money.
     So the bosses made up some stories about how guillotines weren't needed anymore because they had stopped their bullying, & we stopped making guillotines.
     But the bosses hadn't changed & went right back to stealing workers' lunch money.

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     Andi89S4051 (andi_al@mastodontech.de)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 20:36:06 JST Andi89S4051

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     @Strandjunker
     I'll try:
     It's because of the power difference of the single employee and the employer.
     🖤♥️

     Jure Repinc :linux: :kde: repeated this.
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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 20:26:06 JST Aral Balkan

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     @Strandjunker Capitalism.