• Jordan Lund
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    11 year ago

    And, again, morals don’t enter into it. People deserve to be paid for the work that they do, and it doesn’t matter what that work is.

    Isn’t that what the whole “anti-work” is about? Paying people what they deserve to be paid, right? Why do you think people involved in food production or distribution deserve any less? They work as hard, or harder, than you or I do. Nobody should expect them to work for free “because food should be a right, man!”

    • deaf_fish
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      1 year ago

      Ok, but why do people deserve to get paid for their work? That seems like a moralist statement. Is there deeper rational supporting that statement, or is that a moral imperative for you?

      Edit: to be clear I’m not disagreeing with the premise, I just want your reasoning for arriving at it.

      • Jordan Lund
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        11 year ago

        Super simple. My time is valuable to me, if you ask me to contribute my time for something that benefits you, I need to be compensated for my time.

        I can choose to donate my time, but doing so comes at a cost to me and if I contribute too much of my time, then I can’t pay bills, my electricity gets turned off, I get evicted, and so on.

        Do you value yourself so little that you work for free? If so, I’ve got some housework you can do!

    • @Metallibus@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      People deserve to be paid for the work that they do, and it doesn’t matter what that work is.

      Yeah, this. This right here. This is exactly why your argument falls apart.

      We have people in the US who have jobs, but can’t afford to keep a roof over their head and to feed themselves. The argument people are making is that they deserve food, and not to fucking starve to death. You’re arguing that they need to give someone money so they don’t starve.

      People are arguing what work they do shouldn’t matter, and you’re agreeing. But because of the western views on capitalism and western views on social programs, you’re claiming that the food producers won’t get money and therefore are essentially saying these people should starve.

      These people tend to work jobs that the upper class doesn’t want to do. But for some reason, you’re arguing they also don’t deserve appropriate pay or the right to a safe life.