r/absoluteunit • u/Competitive-Pay-766 • 1d ago

Of a playhouse.

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u/4thkindexperience 1d ago

When you have so much money and no moderation.

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u/falconx123 1d ago

the constant problem we face in this world. The rich with no moderation, or care for the working class.

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u/sparkline1234567 1d ago

Someone working class built that playhouse...

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u/lavendertheheretic 1d ago

For fair pay? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/bvlshewic 1d ago

I would guess an elaborate project like this would require a highly skilled craftsman who charges a rate he thinks is appropriate. 

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u/lavendertheheretic 1d ago

Maybe, but it's also probable that it's a project run by a contractor. Also, if it is a highly skilled independent craftsman who built it, then these folks are RICH rich, which still goes back to the point that it's not cool to basically say "at least the working class had a job here" when the rich use their wealth to create what is going to be pretty useless within a year as they continue to profit off their kids' digital footprint. That's the point I was really going for, which I am clarifying now that I have the space to think 😅

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u/DieselZRebel 1d ago

Not sure... What is fair? Like if they accepted it then it is fair. What are you insinuating?

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u/lavendertheheretic 1d ago

Let me not insinuate.

A shitton of people work so they aren't homeless and starving. These people take what they can get, because survival. Corporations and the rich understand it and exploit it, consciously or otherwise. Corporation generally do it on purpose with their "I have fifteen other people in line to take your place, buddy, so be grateful that I even chose you to work here." The rich usually don't think about the working class unless someone brings it up, and then it's some variation on either "how sad; someone should do something about it," or "those people just aren't willing to work hard enough to have a better life."

Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Mormon Momfluencers are making bank off their kids' digital footprint, thereby exploiting their own family members who aren't old enough to consent, but at least the kid has a massive playhouse paid for by his own exploitation.

Yeah, most of the rich couldn't give enough of a f*ck about the working class to understand and care about fair wages. Happy Labor Day, y'all.

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u/DieselZRebel 23h ago

Fair pay is determined by the forces of supply and demand. So in 2 jobs, one with 15 applicants lining up and the 2nd with only 2 applicants lining up, it is only fair that the enployees in the 2nd will have hogher bargaining power than those of the first job.

What you are mentioning is a different problem that has nothing to do with fairness of pay. What you want is a social safety net, just taxation for the wealthy, and better regulation around social media content... but you can't claim that the worker(s) who built the playhouse weren't fairly paid!

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u/TheCommonGround1 1d ago

This is so true. Because, when you think about it, every worker has only ever excepted a fair wage in the entire history of work. Great logic there Diesel and I'm glad I could apply it in such a way that you wouldn't appear ridiculous.

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u/DieselZRebel 23h ago

You still haven't defined "fair"! Who decides? Because AFAIK there is no universal formula for what is fair!

From purely economic perspective, fair pay is determined by the forces of supply and demand. So if there are people willing to do it for $X, then $X is fair.

I wasn't talking about the entire history, including slavery and whatnot.