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  • videogame [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    this will be television after the revolution

    we force the billionaires to do manual labor and fake drama on a shitty reality tv show instead of gulag

  • Pezevenk [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    This except it takes place in a gulag, and it's not their choice.

  • keepcarrot [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    I remember when something like this was proposed on AskReddit, and the top answers were instant promotions to management because of their work ethic. Absolutely baffling bootlicking

    • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Just World Fallacy

      "If the people on top aren't actually superior then my whole world is a lie."

    • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      the top answers were instant promotions to management

      What does this mean?

      • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        "They're such good workers that they'd just work really hard and get promoted out of manual labor immediately."

        • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Oh. Yuck.

          I thought she was saying that the redditors with the top answers were given promotions to management [at Kohls?], because I read too literally. Or because I'm higher than I realize.

          • keepcarrot [she/her]
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            3 years ago

            It was surreal. It kinda felt more like describing supernatural beings than actual people, as though Jeff Bezos has enough capacity for manual labour and bootlicking ability to become a shareholder. Like, what if Zeus a casual at McDonald's?

            • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              Those on top with the power to shape their own image have always portrayed themselves as superior and deserving. The pharaohs literally claimed to be gods. Why else would they get such elaborate tombs built in their honor?

              • sam5673 [none/use name]
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                3 years ago

                Oh the Egyptian afterlife was a gated community where if you were poor you just went straight to hell

      • keepcarrot [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        Oh, the scenario was about fast food work. It was a surreal thread to read.

    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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      3 years ago

      Don't tell them. Part of the plot would be the suspense of not knowing how long they'll take to find out.

  • Silver_Corp [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I think theres at least a couple shows with this type of premise but they all are meant to make rich psychos look relatable and chill. ie Undercover Billionaire, Undercover boss, anything Mike Rowe

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    "Well this has been an exhausting day but I can't wait to leave this ranch and burn this suit."

    "Leave?"