> They were simply obeying the rules of capitalism, the rules so many of us have internalised as though they are natural law, and were trying to maximise their economic return
But later
> And I sent them a reply basically saying, Can you just treat me fairly? Do what you think is fair under these circumstances. And we’ll work something out.
What's constantly frustrating reading this sort of thing is that wanting a certain amount for work you chose to do is capitalism.
It's not the state telling you what to do and giving you an allocated house, or a lord letting you work his land, or anything like that. It's individuals and groups forming agreements that, as much as is possible, are just between them.
The problem with "fair" is it implies there's an absolute standard, and it happens to be what you want to get, not what they want to give. There's no standard, other than what minimum wage sets for salaried workers. There's just agreements.
But later
> And I sent them a reply basically saying, Can you just treat me fairly? Do what you think is fair under these circumstances. And we’ll work something out.
What's constantly frustrating reading this sort of thing is that wanting a certain amount for work you chose to do is capitalism.
It's not the state telling you what to do and giving you an allocated house, or a lord letting you work his land, or anything like that. It's individuals and groups forming agreements that, as much as is possible, are just between them.
The problem with "fair" is it implies there's an absolute standard, and it happens to be what you want to get, not what they want to give. There's no standard, other than what minimum wage sets for salaried workers. There's just agreements.