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humanodon  ·  3965 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: In the Name of Love | Jacobin

I see what you're saying and I don't disagree. I do think though, that for some people it might take some doing for them to see their obstacles in such a way. You know, "can't see the forest for the trees". Money can be deeply tied to emotion too, which again, can make it hard to visit a perspective. Anyway, I think that the conclusion of this article could work nicely with the advice from the blog. Once work is recognized as a temporary rather than lifetime engagement, real change in favor of the employee might have a chance to really take root.





user-inactivated  ·  3965 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I see what you're saying and I don't disagree. I do think though, that for some people it might take some doing for them to see their obstacles in such a way. You know, "can't see the forest for the trees".

This is unfortunately so true and a lot of it is societal. The 'rat race' mentality isn't a joke, it's fundamentally American. Most people see nothing wrong with being in debt, for example. The only time it is fiscally acceptable to be in debt is if the interest on the loan is setting you back less than the gains on whatever you're investing the loaned money in -- and that's extremely rare.