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Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: Precaratize bosses; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/19/make-them-afraid/

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jpaskaruk,
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Bold ending today, but how do we make them afraid, other than the obvious?

pluralistic,
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@jpaskaruk Competition law, revitalize consumer/privacy/labor enforcement, unionization.

mnemonicoverload,

@pluralistic @jpaskaruk Possibly relevant:

Julian_Invictus,
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@mnemonicoverload let's totally remind them in Minecraft.

Urban_Hermit,
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@mnemonicoverload @pluralistic @jpaskaruk another thing that judges and supreme court justice seem to have forgotten. The average person wholly supports the rule of law only so long as it is actually applied fairly and the rich do not get endless second chances until they get off Scot-free.

And the rich should be glad to get reasonably fair prison terms, because it keeps the rest of us from thinking they should be hung in the town square until dead.

jwcph,
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@pluralistic Quick note: There's a link URL near the bottom of the "Bosses" article which isn't hyperlinked 😊

Also, quick question: I've noticed that you never set links to "open in a new window/tab" & since I know you know what you're doing, I was wondering why you choose to do this? I always set links to "new window/tab" based on my own behavior of reflexively closing windows but I don't presume to be right that this is how it should be done 😁

pluralistic,
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@jwcph Because users who want to open links in new tabs can do so (right click/middle click) that way, while people who don't want new tabs just have to click. If links are set to target a new tab every time, then users can't choose.

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I'm touring my new, nationally bestselling novel The Bezzle! Catch me SUNDAY (Apr 21) in TORINO, then in Marin County (Apr 27), Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/narrative-capitalism/#bezzle-tour

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steveyaeger,
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@pluralistic Hi from Minnesota. Finished The Bezzle this weekend and have recommended it to many friends. Thank you!

pluralistic,
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@steveyaeger I'm so pleased to hear it!

18+ pluralistic,
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Precaratize bosses: When the ruling class tells you what motivates them, believe them the first time.

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112297430071197974

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18+ pluralistic,
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Hey look at this

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18+ pluralistic,
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18+ pluralistic,
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Copyright filters are automatically removing copies of the Mueller Report https://memex.craphound.com/2019/04/20/copyright-filters-are-automatically-removing-copies-of-the-mueller-report/

Noam Chomsky takes ten minutes to explain everything you need to know about the Republican Party in 2019 https://truthout.org/video/chomsky-on-the-perils-of-depending-on-mueller-report-to-defeat-trump/

Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/links-arent-performances/#free-ian-linkletter

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Yesterday's threads: Podcasting "Capitalists Hate Capitalism"; and more!

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112291991990235091

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18+ pluralistic,
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18+ pluralistic,
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18+ pluralistic,
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I'm touring my new, nationally bestselling novel The Bezzle! Catch me SUNDAY (Apr 21) in TORINO, then in Marin County (Apr 27), Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/narrative-capitalism/#bezzle-tour

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@pluralistic Reminded me that « Nobody wants to work anymore » has a looong history https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1681790405615173632.html

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