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[-] Illidariadude@beehaw.org 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Interesting that he mentions that CEOs can be removed by their shareholders, which is quite similar to how reddit currently works-mods can be removed by reddit itself. The "users voting mods out" analogue in the business world would be employees having to power to vote out and replace their CEOs.

Person with power: CEO::mod

Those who make money off of them: shareholders::reddit

Those who provide the content: workers::posters/commenters

End users: customers::advertisers

Sounds to me like spez just made a pretty compelling aruguement that his employees should be able to vote him out!

*edited for formatting

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

I adore the way you think, sincerely. Wouldn't that be a wonderful world, where employees could vote management/leadership out of their positions?

What a fantastic idea.

Again, sincerely, no sarcasm!

[-] MoshBit@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

That's called anarcho-syndicalism :)

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I would not have guessed that it would have a name. ... I mean, I should have.

Thank you for supplying me with a rabbit hole from which I'm unlikely to surface anytime soon.

I did a little research and it sounds like that's definitely a very important part of anarco syndicalism. Is it truly the main feature of it?

[-] MoshBit@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Glad I could help! Like all things there’s more to it, but the basic concept is to fire all bosses and have the workers run all the work places as a co-op. Personally, I believe this would end ‘greedflation’ and definitely make the world a better place :)

[-] chinpokomon@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I mean you could still have greedy workers, but they'd be responsible for their destiny. The co-op could price their products or services out of reach of customers and consumers, but sharing the fruits of their labor shares that responsibility.

[-] chinpokomon@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean you could still have greedy workers, but they'd be responsible for their destiny. The co-op could price their products or services out of reach of customers and consumers, but sharing the fruits of their labors shares that responsibility.

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel it would make more sense to do it like the Romans did, compelled leadership by round robin IIRC. That, or elected leadership. I think it's important to have a focused job that does decision making for the good of the group.

Anarchy never really appealed to me. It always felt like a lot of anxiety. Also I suspect that our species won't survive unless we can all unite, so there's that...

Edit: Also, forgot to link, Robert Reich on inflation and corporate profits.

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