four people disagreeing because they think if people’s self-worth is not tied to their productivity, then all the lazy foreigners are gonna come in and take our spot. only our heroic (self-sacrificing) eternal push to increase our bosses’ pockets are enough of an excuse to consume oxygen and continue to eat (massive /s)
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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You shouldn’t have to work to be able to live, period.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I mean, someone has to work. How do you choose who the unlucky bastards are that get sent to the field to grow food for the people who don’t have to work?
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 month ago
How do you choose who the unlucky bastards are that get sent to the field to grow food for the people who don’t have to work?
Preferably, they’d be people without disabilities that prevent them from doing that kind of work. OP didn’t say, “Nobody should work,” just that being able to live shouldn’t be dependent on working.
For millions of people with disabilities, the difference between those two ideas is life-changing. It’s important not to conflate them.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 1 month ago
The right to live with dignity should not be dependent on productivity.
Anyone working full time should always be able to easily provide for themselves and a “reasonable size” family.