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On Stealing

One topic that comes up on this sub from time to time is stealing. This may make some Folks uncomfortable—after all, r/antiwork about fairness, right? Surely, we shouldn’t become what we hate? However, this misses the point. The point is not that stealing is better than not stealing. The point is that there is stealing that is worth worrying about, and then there is…everything else. Oh, someone was “stealing” money and food from a hospital cafeteria, including by not ringing up food items for patients and their visitors? Well, I can absolutely guarantee that such a person could not in 100 years steal or give away the amount of food that would come close to offsetting the amount that that single hospital steals from its employees in unpaid wages/overtime or overcharges its patients in the last 12 months. Please, take some time to think about this graphic. Really think about…


One topic that comes up on this sub from time to time is stealing. This may make some
Folks uncomfortable—after all, r/antiwork about fairness, right? Surely, we shouldn’t become what we hate?

However, this misses the point. The point is not that stealing is better than not stealing. The point is that there is stealing that is worth worrying about, and then there is…everything else.

Oh, someone was “stealing” money and food from a hospital cafeteria, including by not ringing up food items for patients and their visitors? Well, I can absolutely guarantee that such a person could not in 100 years steal or give away the amount of food that would come close to offsetting the amount that that single hospital steals from its employees in unpaid wages/overtime or overcharges its patients in the last 12 months.

Please, take some time to think about this graphic. Really think about it. Then, sincerely ask yourself if the stealing that some would criticize is worth thinking about for even one more second: https://i.imgur.com/a5ALexn.jpg

And remember, if you ever see someone stealing food, diapers, baby formula, etc.:
no you didn’t.

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