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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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Oh no cities might have to focus on residents more than business to grow. How terrible.
Yeah who gives a fuck about "migration to the cities" like the cities need more crowding?
Personally I would never want to pay the absurd cost of housing in a large city, and I don't care what jobs are there.
In my experience, literally every fucking major city in Europe, and probably around the world. Back when I used to work in VC, we'd help companies seek grants from cities that would give startups money just to have their HQ in their city. At a certain size, they were paying out or giving benefits just to have an office there.
It's not rocket science. Bring smart people into a city, crime goes down, people settle and start families, schools do well, they get/make good jobs and feed the local economy, etc. Just because you personally don't want to live in a big city doesn't mean that others don't...
This IS about residents. Diversity in population is a great thing for many countries, and larger cities in particular. Currently, most cities bring people in on work visas, which they won't be able to do under current visa laws if jobs are remote. This makes countries less diverse, and means less freedom of movement for people across the world. How would someone from the US move to Berlin if roles there are remote? Long-term, what happens to a society when all immigrants are second or third generation? Likely more right-wing abuse and more people kicking off over small amounts of migration for legal/safety reasons.