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What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/[email protected]
What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

That's a fair point, but antiwork as a brand is effectively a laughing stock now. Anybody who wants to discredit the movement now and in future will simply point to the Fox News interview. If the conspiracy theories were true, the false flag operation worked.

My original point still stands - the antiwork sub is a mix of people with different goals. That's not sustainable. fuckcars as a movement is more homogenous, so it works.

What this community is for (and welcome!) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (2 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/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (6 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/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (8 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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Millenials being accused of not pumping out enough babies when we can't even support ourselves (i.imgur.com)
 
"Hang this out to dry"? OK in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the best way of protesting against chores!

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What this community is for (and welcome!) (lemmy.world)
 

Thanks for subscribing to /c/[email protected] ! 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.

YSK: Installing a bidet attachment to your toilet is super easy and probably cleaner than using toilet paper. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Some people are worried that it may feel sexual.

I... did not know this was a concern? lol

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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.

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YSK that Sikh temples can provide a free meal, a safe place, or a temporary shelter if your ever need it. Anyone can visit the temple irrespective of their native language, sexual orientation or relig (lemmy.world)
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Why YSK: If you ever need any of these things (eg you fell into hardship), just look for the nearest Sikh temple. While you’re there, please respect their culture and cover your hair while you’re in the prayer hall or in “langar” hall. A langar hall is where the food is served. If you like you can also volunteer to help in the kitchen and elsewhere.