Add these factors together and you can see why people are forced to move to where the rich are, because that’s where the business is, because they’re the only people with enough money to constitute a customer,

This part specifically is the what I was referring to. Basically, I feel as though you’re overemphasizing the “rich” aspect of why people live in cities. Tons of people just like being around other people.

The faster money flows, the more expensive jobs can be provided, and in the country side money moves slower. Wages being higher in cities isn’t because that’s where the rich are; it’s because there’s more places to spend money, so everything changes hands quicker and “creates” more money.(While I do think that plenty of modern econ is bunk bullshit, that’s one concept that rings true).

While I do agree that the rich kills small towns, I think it’s primarily a different reason—big box stores like walmart and medium boxes like dollar general using abusive price practices like undercutting using their wealth to push out the smaller competition, and make it nigh impossible for new places to get going.

Wealth inequality is quite meaningful, but I think it’s far from everything. There’s a lot of smaller reasons why cities tend to be better places to live, that don’t have to do with the rich.

One good example is that higher density means more gov $ per sqrmile, even if the people are poorer, and more infrastructure can be shared, making it cheaper to build. That results in cities inevitably having better infrastructure than the countryside

…teaching your kid to be safe. It’s that simple. Be with them until they’re old enough, and then they’re fine on their own. People underestimate how fine kids will be.

Seniors who show they deserve respect should be given it. But plenty do not.

You’re being incredibly over dramatic. Plenty of businesses thrive off of mostly middle or lower income customers.

Cities are just better. Rich or no rich, larger amounts of people means more restaurants and things to do.

Never dehumanize your enemy. No matter how much of a monster they are. Realize that they are human, and doing this, and that is why it is terrible.

Tbf to op, it’s always best to have more than one plan in place

It’s great advice if you value life outside a concentration camp

It’s too late for gun control. The ship sailed. Progressives need to stick to the common sense regulations like 3 day wait period and stop doing the weird assault weapon definitions

Poll … Let’s see the revenue numbers.

Works for smaller organizations, not so much in a local so big and active we get 209+ people every meeting. I should probably talk to my BA either way though

Hahaha. I’m too low on the chain for now, got no leverage. The head honcho of my local hates technology with a burning passion, it’s not *just* ignorance.

I live in a blue state so it’s not quite as urgent either way, but it’s definitely something I’m going to try to push them to fix.

Self care and avoiding burnout is most important.

Spite will fuel me all the way to the end.

:3

Unfortunately a lot of unions are frankly backwards tech wise. They don’t understand encryption. Especially mine can barely run a website…

Organize. Not just with protests, but with coworkers, form a union, get in contact with one. When it gets worse, unions will be a good avenue to fight back in a meaningful fashion.

Quite frankly, I won’t try because it won’t get widespread enough outside select Internet communities. Unless unions get on board, which they won’t, it’s not going to have the momentum to get an actual effect, as much as I would love to try.

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Tech people love to think they don’t need unions. Unfortunately.

Yes, we can all do our bit to help out, but workers pointing fingers at other workers will only ever benefit the ruling class.

Don’t forget that you have more than one finger. You have fingers to spare to point blame at those who deserve it, and few of us in first world countries don’t.

Less than 1% of Americans make federal minimum wage. However, despite your dumb take on the amount of money Americans generally make, I strongly agree that saving $500 a month is a complete possibility for many working Americans

Doubtful