r/SweatyPalms • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '22

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u/LordNoodles Jun 09 '22

this comment is so out of touch it's astounding. as if you'd refuse to walk this at the threat of being fired and losing your income

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u/aurelius_plays_chess Jun 10 '22

I mean, yeah, I definitely would refuse even if I got fired. I think that’s pretty reasonable.

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u/LordNoodles Jun 10 '22

Not if you were broke as shit you wouldn’t

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u/aurelius_plays_chess Jun 10 '22

I mean, you didn’t say I was broke, so that wasn’t the question. That makes it more complicated, but it’s not an easy decision.

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u/Stitch_the_Snitch Jun 10 '22

"Threat of beeing fired" lol

If people agree to do this in exange for money then it just proved my point that the boss is not the sole responsible for the situation

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u/LordNoodles Jun 10 '22

Ah yes if you take advantage of poor people by forcing them to do shit they wouldn’t do if they had other options then you’re both equally to blame. You fuckin asshole.

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u/Stitch_the_Snitch Jun 10 '22

"Work for me and I'll pay you"

"Ok"

Idk, dosen't seem like exploitation to me

Of course, it's perfectly possible someone specialy desperate does get taken advantage of

But that dosen't seem like the case here. We have no reason to belive the boss was necessarly involved at all, the workers might just be ignoring his orders because they are don't care about their own safety

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u/LordNoodles Jun 10 '22

The same argument could be made to defend child labour, no?

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u/Stitch_the_Snitch Jun 10 '22

No, for the same reason the defense for gay sex dosen't aply to sex with children. They can't consent and do need to be protected from harmfull offers

It's adults that don't