seeCseas

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World's richest have never been so wealthy: study (finance.yahoo.com)
 

This is why we need reform over worker pay.

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All billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
 

Surprise, surprise!

What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/workreform@lemmy.world
What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/workreform@lemmy.world
[–] seeCseas@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You misunderstood me - when I said I was "part of antiwork", what i meant was that I was a subscriber (and somewhat frequent) poster, but I was never a moderator of anything on reddit. And by "folks", I meant people who participated in the sub, not the founders or mods.

I know about the whole debate with the founders being CIBC bankers. I honestly don't know what's the true story with the mods. What I do know is that the name, description and stated purpose of "work reform" is more in line with my personal views than "anti work". antiwork started off as an anti-labor movement and as the sub grew, the mods didn't really keep the discussion on track, so it became this weird hybrid sub that was supposed to be antiwork, but had 70% workreform and 30% antiwork posts. Admidst the discussion after the Doreen incident, it was clear from the comments within the sub (from users, not mods) that there were strong antiwork voices as well as strong workreform voices. It was just the catalyst that gave the workreform participants a chance to split off.

The only moderation experience I have on reddit was a few years ago, and I stepped down after the sub got past >25k subs because I just wasn't interested in dealing with reports. I have no intention of becoming a "top mod" or whatever here, and I'm not that interested in admin/mod drama and shenanigans. Lemmy is a new start for many of us old-timey Redditors, and I created this community because I couldn't find one that gels with my philosophy on work, and I believe it's something that affects enough of us that we should talk about it.

If you believe in the stated goals of workreform (addressing wage inequality and capitalism, as opposed to abolishing labor altoghether), you're welcome to participate here and mod if you want!

What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/workreform@lemmy.world
[–] seeCseas@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

the community over there was started by bankers after the successful takedown of antiwork as a means of coopting the movement and deradicalising it

I'm not sure about that - I was part of the original antiwork sub, but it was clear that the sub consisted of a mix of folks - there were the "literal" antiwork folks who want to abolish paid labor, and people who wanted better wage equality. After the whole Doreen incident, the latter split off into workreform.

What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/workreform@lemmy.world
[–] seeCseas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Not the same - I started using lemmy after the reddit changes and thought this place deserves a workreform community as well!

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The system isn't working if we can't even afford healthcare. (i.imgur.com)
 
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What this community is for (and welcome!) (lemmy.world)
 

Thanks for subscribing to /c/workreform@lemmy.world ! Now that we've grown (and are growing) so quickly, I've had some calls to discuss what this community is for!

What we stand for

As the sidebar says, Work Reform aims to increase the share of rewards reaped by the workers (as opposed to capitalists - be it shareholders or owners), and make work more equitable. We do NOT aim to abolish labor altogether - I personally don’t think that’s a viable societal system. There is no known system in human history where majority of the population can subsist without doing anything in return.

What we need to do

I see a few things necessary to reform the current economic system - let’s call it Awareness, Advocacy and Action:

  • Awareness means getting people to realise that the corporate propaganda they’re hearing isn’t the whole truth.
  • Advocacy means going out and telling people to join the cause, form a local union, etc.
  • Action means taking organized action - writing to politicians, organising dialogues and strikes, etc.

What this space can be used for

In short, all of the above!

  • To raise Awareness, you can post anything that talks about the issue of wage disparity. That means venting about scummy practices, that means posting news that counters corporate propaganda, and that means posting memes and screenshots of relevant tweets.
  • To engage in Advocacy, you can post news about organised action taking place elsewhere that we can celebrate or contribute to.
  • To take Action, you can start a local chapter of your union, organize/engage in online campaigns, etc. This space can be used to help gather people for that purpose.

I personally think the most important thing now is to get more people to rally behind the cause (which means Action and Advocacy). But some of you have really good ideas on taking Action. So feel free to use this space for that purpose.

As it grows, we can discuss how best to use this community as well, so the rules may evolve over time.

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YSK - X percent of Y is equal to Y percent of X. So, if you want to find out what 7% of 50 is, you could instead find out what 50% of 7 is, which is 3.5. This means that 7% of 50 is also equal to 3.5. (lemmy.world)
 

Why YSK: It helps when calculating percentages. If you want to find out what 2% of 20 is, do 20% of 2 instead and you'll get 0.4. So, 2% of 20 also equals 0.4.

Or, 12% of 25 can be alternatively written out as 25% of 12 instead, which would be 3.

Explanation: Commutative Property. So, 0.07 times 50 will always equal 50 times 0.07

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YSK: Installing a bidet attachment to your toilet is super easy and probably cleaner than using toilet paper. (lemmy.world)
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Why YSK: It's cleaner, cheaper and more convenient than toilet paper

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YSK: The term "Genuine Leather", it is not to reassure you that their product is made of leather, rather its the name of the lowest grade of leather a company can use. (lemmy.world)
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Why YSK: The term "Genuine Leather" is a marketing term to sell the lowest quality leather possible.

When purchasing a leather product, look for full grain leather or top grain leather instead. These will provide a much higher quality cut of leather that will look and feel much better and last for much longer.

How’s everyone liking this so far? in c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world
[–] seeCseas@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm liking it so far - bit of a learning curve but not too bad!

I do have a bone to pick with users - there are a lot of niche communities that have zero posts. If you start a community, try to add something to it! I'm not sure if people are trying to "claim" rights to as many communities as possible - i surely hope not - but if you're interested in a subject and want to start a community, surely you have something to say! It takes two hands to clap - if you don't start saying something, then whoever comes to your community is gonna move on.

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When I figure out how to browse and post across different lemmy sites (media.tenor.com)