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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23647754

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[–] afk_strats 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now hold on. I think you can make good arguments here without using a 2020 pandemic unemployment rate per your first article. The current "real" unemployment rate is around 8%. Arguably a little higher due to under reporting. This includes folks who are underemployed or discouraged job seekers.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm

You could argue that the broken social contract makes employment ineffective or doesn't grant the same promises as it used to. You could argue that workers don't see the benefits they deserve or that unemployment is not a good measure of people's well-being.

We don't have to misrepresent facts to make arguments.

[–] Alteon 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's almost half that at 4.2% as of Nov.2024.

[–] afk_strats 11 points 1 month ago

The link I posted says 7.8, seasonally adjusted. It's the bottom-right-most cell in the table

[–] Sanctus 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If we all Gale ourselves they'll have no one to make them money. They also lack any real skills so won't be able to rebuild.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is Gale a typo or a euphemism?

[–] Sanctus 4 points 1 month ago

Its a spoiler for bg3 if anything

[–] sturlabragason 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My suggestion is to switch to a new monetary system. They are not invited. A system with built in safeguards.

[–] PP_BOY_ 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like pre-2019 cryptobro talk. But I'm game as long as we focus on Monero only

[–] sturlabragason 1 points 1 month ago

Well, a decentralized digital currency would probably be best for this. The cryptobros are aldo part of the group that’s not invited.

[–] ThePantser 3 points 1 month ago

The population would need to collectively decide to not work for them but that won't happen because there's always scabs.