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Which prediction was supposed to happen already? (sopuli.xyz)

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During covid times I heard many interesting conspiracy predictions such as the value is money will fall to zero, the whole society will collapse, the vaccine will kill 99% of the population etc. None of those things have happened yet, but can you add some other predicitons to the list?

Actually, long before covid hit, there were all sorts of predictions floating around. You know, things like the 2008 recession will cause the whole economy to collapse and then we’ll go straight to Mad Max style post-apocalyptic nightmare or 9/11 was supposed to start WW3. I can’t even remember all the predictions I’ve heard over the years, but I’m sure you can help me out. Oh, just remembered that someone said that paper and metal money will disappear completely by year xyz. At the time that date was like only a few years away, but now it’s more like 10 years ago or something. Still waiting for that one to come true…

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[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 31 points 9 months ago

Endemic COVID. (This one is basically true.)
Computers will make everything so efficient that workers will work fewer and fewer hours, and we will need to seriously consider what to do with all of our leisure time. (This could be true if it weren't for employers exploiting those efficiencies.)
Unions will disappear. (Looks like the opposite is happening, possibly based on #2.)

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Don’t know about America, but in Europe labor unions are an integral part of the society. This way, employees don’t need to negotiate the wages, salaries, maternity leave, vacations and other details. The unions have much more leverage in the negotiations, because they can always threaten the employer with a strike. As different industries go through their negotiations, you’ll end up hearing about strikes every year. Some times it’s pilots, some times it’s nurses, lorry drivers or whatever. Every year there’s something like this going on when the two parties are unable to find common ground.

Why would the unions ever disappear? I just don’t get it.

[-] Biff@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Billionaires and corporations here in America have been actively attacking unions for decades. They fund "think-tanks" that spread the idea to workers that unions are stealing their money and are bad for them while lobbying the government to weaken union rights. It has been very effective, union membership in the US has dropped significantly. It is only recently that unions have started to grow again here.

[-] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

This person hit the nail on the head

Also doesn't help that unions can become corrupt with members of leadership funneling money and becoming puppets of the company.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Or sometimes it’s as simple as people resenting being forced to join a union for certain jobs, especially when they don’t feel represented. I guess my point is that the propaganda against unions doesn’t even have to be made up. There are downsides some of the time and if that’s all we hear about, that’s our impression of unions.

A successful negotiation never makes the news. A job with good benefits might not have an obvious connection to the union that made that happen

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