there’s a boss somewhere who sees this and reacts by bringing flowers to the break room
It’s basic game theory and a race to the bottom. They either come together to set a bottom, do it by threat of violence or by law.
| Game theory | pay workers less | pay workers more |
|---|---|---|
| Go easy on workers | outcompeted | outcompeted |
| Squeeze workers | profit | outcompeted |
Right, people miss this but its literally one of the basic ideas of capitalist production. Mom and Pop might be nice people but the market WILL destroy them if they don’t participate in the most cutthroat practices to stay competitive. Forces are at play that supercede the morality of any actor.
This is exactly how they see it, and don’t think there’s anything wrong with either case
I grew up in a trailer park and I would like to point out that while everyone bitches about the pizza, every single one of those marriages are still somehow going strong
