The tech worker phenomenon was a glitch in the system. They fixed the loophole and nature is healing (the reserve army of labor is recovering).
but what if they learned to code???
What if they learned to mine coal
Liberals have to relearn the concept of capital disciplining labor at the beginning of each year but then quickly unlearn it through bourgeois framings (like “efficiency”) lest the working class catches on.
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/10/the-proletarianization-of-tech-workers/
Tech workers spent a whole generation conceiving of themselves as entrepreneurs who bargained, nerd-to-nerd, with other entrepreneurs who needed workers as much as workers needed paychecks.
These workers allowed themselves to be convinced that being “extremely hardcore” — that is, working body- and mind-ruining hours (without overtime pay) was a badge of honor.
They let themselves believe that their bosses gave them gourmet cafeteria food, “on-campus” fitness centers and daycare because they were valued workers — and not because this created the conditions where workers could be induced to put in longer hours without additional pay.
They conceived of themselves as ascetic monks, a priesthood that labored every hour God sent to bring digitization to the world. Meanwhile, their bosses’ wealth soared, even as their own working conditions deteriorated.
He’s got more, and better articles on this, but it was the oldest one I could find with a quick search
One part Cory doesn’t mention is that when things are going well, and you don’t have other active worries, being productive is a very positive experience.
It doesn’t take a ton of convincing to get people to enjoy and identify with their work. All it takes is not to be constantly reminded of exploitation and alienation.
every single time I see the words “human waste” I think of the suffocation album.
that’s tech workers now
You all got degrees?
No recession here though! The money is fine, citizens! Please do not worry!
owned
beast mode of them tbh to convince everyone their own creation will make their jobs irrelevant
It should have been obvious to everyone that tech CEOs spent the last 30 years trying to do everything they could to lower wages in tech, and yet so many will be surprised by this.
