this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2024
864 points (98.0% liked)
Work Reform
10026 readers
212 users here now
A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
Our Philosophies:
- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
- Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
- We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.
Our Goals
- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
- Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
- Better and fewer working hours.
- Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
- Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
It's an awful tool. It can't convey complex ideas, doesn't maintain a useful catalog of effective uses, and only works at a very limited range for a tiny number of subjects on a momentary time scale.
I might suggest replacing your whip with a library. Libraries have been far more successful at organizing and commanding large numbers of people over long periods of time. The library was arguably the most effective tool of the Pharaohs of Egypt, the Chinese Dynasts, and the Catholic Church in commanding populations by the tens of millions.
Wielding a whip makes you a nuisance. Wielding a library makes you a God.
Good you seem to be interested in libraries. Here's one with many interesting books to read:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/michail-bakunin-god-and-the-state
See, you're not above being led. And you didn't even need to get whipped.