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isn't this strike people saying they don't want a hyper-capitalist society?

> They are all justifying continuation of that culture by "not having time and being overworked" and therefore require services to be available at all times.

This is /almost/ a systemic analysis. Consider the implications of having no time due to overwork and thus demanding 24/7 services, requiring overwork from others.




> isn't this strike people saying they don't want a hyper-capitalist society?

That's for a longer discussion.

>This is /almost/ a systemic analysis. Consider the implications of having no time due to overwork and thus demanding 24/7 services, requiring overwork from others.

They all require overwork from each other.That's the thing.


> They all require overwork from each other.That's the thing.

Exactly - so they can't just all collectively agree to stop; that's an impossible level of coordination, akin to a General Strike (hey wait a minute!)

We coordinate on what's allowed and what's not via the government. Large groups pressure said government to legislate in their interest because bosses aren't just going to agree to let people stop overworking.


Koreans are the most collectivist people I know.They can collectively stop being harsh on each other.

Government can help but it is not a silver bullet.This has been proven many times in the history when the gov tried to do something about it.


Being collectivist does not overcome the coordination hurdle; it just means you are more group-oriented than self-oriented. It's not like they have a telepathic link where they can all just agree to simultaneously stop working overtime.




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