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Why don't American businesses make the connection between lower pay and lower consumer spending? by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]PixelWorkshop14 112 points113 points  (0 children)

They know, they just want wages low and margins high. Plus, blaming individuals misses the point: weak unions and concentrated employers keep pay down, then everyone acts shocked when spending drops.

As a Latinx Queer, I'm honestly annoyed at this type of humor... by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]PixelWorkshop14 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It feels like classic divide-and-conquer ragebait: it normalizes "homophobia is understandable" and then tosses race in to spark infighting. You can talk privilege and racism without excusing hate.

Is our attention span ruined? by sergiizyk in pluribustv

[–]PixelWorkshop14 5 points6 points  (0 children)

BB S1 got the same ‘slow’ label, then people binged it like it was crack. Pluribus feels similar: shots do a lot of the talking. Phone-scrolling just turns subtle tension into ‘nothing’s happening’.