And work reform and all the similar places online that are a vent for our discontent.
As I was catching Pokémon yesterday and putting them through a meat-grinder to %turn them into candy I thought about us. Everyone below the top elite who would benefit from any improvement in the system. The more of us that are the more disposable and less valuable we become. Economics.
Another happy simile that comes to mind is the Black Death. Before, serfs had 0 power, terrible working conditions and were essentially slaves. The Plague killed 30-50% of all of Europe and those left started making double or triple the wages. The more if us, the less value we have.
On a micro level it applies too; if your contraception fails as a dude, child support for life, forget paying off college or savings for a house. If you’re a woman forget about it, all that applies + your employer can offer 0 maternity leave/benefits + you have to care for the child if you’re going to raise it, 0 infant formula on the shelves, 0 child care provided by your employer or government. Your whole life now is dependent on keeping a job so you can have healthcare. You have become a serf once more. And that’s only if you have a good job.