Listen "The Fall of AntiWork, Or: The ‘Anti-’Problem"
Episode Synopsis
Antiwork had a really bad daySource Article“Laziness is a virtue in this society” - r/antiwork moderatorhttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220126-the-rise-of-the-anti-work-movement“Supporters of the anti-work movement believe people should self-organise and labour only as much as needed, rather than working longer hours to create excess capital or goods.”USA is a tough crowd for this kind of pitch. See: bad branding.What does Antiwork stand for?Many people tried to give Erik the answer… and many were different-Worker’s rights / labor unions-Economic inequality-Surplus Value-Same standard of living for fewer hours-4-day week-Abolishing capitalism-etcAntiwork freaks outhttps://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se7b86/how_do_you_fuck_up_this_bad/https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se59eu/can_be_overworked_to_exhaustion_if_you_sleep_on/ https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se4gfp/based_af/ https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se418m/i_didnt_think_this_sub_was_literally_antiwork/ https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se4nf9/mods_are_trash/ https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se5cit/im_glad_the_21_year_old_mod_has_the_funds_to_be/ https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se3v15/does_anyone_think_we_would_better_off_with_a/ An interesting conversation with my friend AustinYou have to stand for something if you want a movement… not just againstSee: Civil RightsSee: Gay MarriageSee: Women’s SuffrageOther problems:Tea party rise-and-fallOccupy Wall StreetBLMThis applies to our Revolutions episode, too -- being against something is only a short-term uniter.Join the ReConsider PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/reconsiderpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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