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If a business or industry claims it just can’t make ends meet without exploiting its workers, then our answer should be the same as when southern plantation owners made the same ‘economic’ argument. (mstdn.ca)

submitted 10 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@sh.itjust.works

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You forgot Steam Sales (although I don't think we have numbers on those, they really have been boring ever since they stopped the time limited offers).

Also, different point, but I think the entire Free To Play industry could be held as an example of the same mental processes that are at play.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 0 points 10 months ago

Agreed. It's all just variations on taking advantage of our dopamine receptors.