Comments by "André" (@Andre-qo5ek) on "Two Cents"
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i can't help to feel let down by this video. It does not have the 'fight the system from within' advice and 'this is how you avoid being screwed' knowledge that i have come to appreciate form this channel.
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not dying in a plane crash is not more efficient because of competition, its because people were dying and that's a crime.
not having shaky, noisy, slow planes now stems from 60 years of technology and logistic advancements, not competition.
significantly reduces the per head price compared to the $1500 cost in 1960 was because of the disregard for the humanity of the clients. Cramming in more people on the plane, reducing food quality and eliminating amenities.
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if WE THE PEOPLE , not "the government" , need to bail out an airline we should be getting even BETTER pricing on flights.
this should have been an exposé on where the airlines skim their profits from, not making Excuses for airline profiteering.
"That will make a total of $79 billion in airline bailout: $50 billion in the CARES Act ($25 billion in payroll support and $25 billion in subsidized loans), $15 billion in December 2020, and finally $14 billion for commercial airlines as part of the American Rescue Plan." - https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-third-airline-bailout-is-no-better-than-the-first-two-bailouts/
"The airlines still see thin profit margins, in the years they come out ahead at all." - 2020 pre-covid numbers show the airline industry NETing 26.4 BILLION dollars. the industry as a whole between 2006 thru pre-covid 2020 only saw a negative net profit in 2008 and 2009. - https://www.statista.com/statistics/232513/net-profit-of-commercial-airlines-worldwide/
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@NappyWayz
"It is like staying in an abusive marriage just because you want to change the abuser vs finding a place that values you."
i see what you mean by this but i would counter with the example of the police. if i was a good cop that wanted to do good community building and be a guiding force, but i worked in a corrupt precinct. the answer is not to have all the good cops quit, that would lead to a COMPLETLEY bad cop force. its a fight but i would want to be the good cop that changes the institution from the inside. Serpico all the way.
also a job is not a marriage, its not a family, it is simply a contract of time and task for compensation. though traditional marriages are no more than contracts as well, a more modern marriage concept tends to be less contract more companionship in my experience. but that is a very culture specific view on marriage.
"Questions for you, have you changed a company that you worked for? Have you started a union? Have you helped increased salaries to a living wage? Are still working at your first job or second job trying to fight for change? Has it worked? Have you changed the paradigm?"
- i have gotten changes implemented at jobs that bettered my co-workers.
- i have not started a union but i have been in unions.
- "increased salaries" i wish i was able to do that. no, i was only able to get accountability from a job to pay proper overtime. people were losing 1hr+ a week for overtime the company refused to acknowledge. i got them their owed pay.
- i have stayed at jobs to fight, i have moved on from jobs that i was tired of fighting at. every battle at a job is different. some are winnable some are hopeless. i've tried my best to know the difference.
- i have tried to change the paradigm in my own spheres. i have swayed a few friends some family, some co-workers. i have developed my own changes. but these individual changes are drops in the ocean. good changes, but a slow process. it would be nice to see the dams break.
no doubt my views are based on what i have accomplished and what goals i fail to accomplish every day that i can't do them. unquestionably i have not found a "community" of mutual consideration.
yup, it is true that each person DOES think they are doing the right thing. or at least what is right for the situation at the time with the information they have at hand. i am not one to think that people have blanket malice in their actions.... for the most part. some people are just monsters. but even malicious people have a past and story as to how they got to that framework.
"Personally, I have find it better to find job that has a great mission to help others. Therefore, my job reflects my beliefs, and they pay well enough that I can put my income into other things that I believe in. "
i love to hear your success. we really do need to reward good people doing good work.
i appreciate your time and conversation.
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@penultimateh766 you could have blackmail on your employer, threatened violence upon them, a quid pro quo situation, are an accomplice to their crimes. /s
all jokes aside, yeah something in between is of course most likely. luck is where preparedness meets opportunity. so i'm not sure why "luck" is seemingly taken in bad taste here.
"merit" is such a fickle thing is it not?
> 'character or conduct deserving reward, honor, or esteem'
> 'to be worthy of or entitled'
"luck INSTEAD of merit" seems to add even more entitlement and ownership to the concept of merit with no regard to the fact that merit is only a valued judgable externally. merit requires an additional person to provide the praise and 'deserved' reward.
sure a person can present the best self they can to the world, to their employer, their customer, (preparedness portion of luck) but awards are handed down from places of authority, of power(opportunity portion of luck). people can play the 'pick me' game all their lives, always bettering themselves, and still never be picked.
as to me being "positive" of your specific situation, absolutely not. but philosophically i hold that the universe is one of chaos. the control of external factors in one individual's life is nominal. right place at the right time, preparedness meeting opportunity, this are more universal constants. to be clear this does mean a person can try to position themselves in that right place with those right skills, but they can't force the universe to do what they want. hope and pray and game the system, absolutely.
as for , " I have suggested the opposite" , regarding your own commented experiences :
"My raises have exceeded inflation" and " the increases have held true."
unless you are giving yourself these raises, someone else had the power to give you these raises.
unless you are contractually obligated to these raises, they were given by digression.
again, i have no doubt you have done everything in your power to best position yourself for these raises. i have no intent of removing your agency from the equation.
on the note of blaming individuals for shortcomings though .... you did comment " How was your last performance evaluation? " and "Maybe it's something with the type of job you are going for, or your way of asking for a raise." seeming to place the emphasis on the employee to prove themselves for a raise, in this case a living wage increase to match inflation.
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what i have gathered is that meritocracy is a value you hold.
you may believe that anyone that holds that merit WILL receive the appropriate reward.
you may believe that merit is self evident and self fulfilling and does not require the external world.
you may believe that a failure of ones own work ethic is a bigger contributor to ones failure or success than the power and leverage employers have on opportunities.
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i do thank you for the conversation though.
it is good to see that people are receiving standard of living raises, and in some cases more.
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@penultimateh766
" I freely admit that my intelligence and organizational skills are inherited,"
👍nice, you picked the right parents. always a good opening move. 👍
" Communism pure and simple, and that system is proven to be an abject failure."
a) its funny when people say this. it makes me question their investigation of the historical facts around non-capitalist economy; and their history about capitalism for that matter
b) this kind of statement also implies that capitalism ... works. which, by many metrics, is an utter failure, but one that is self perpetuating. just "successful" for enough people to keep support. like a drug addiction that doesn't kill you but slowly deteriorates the mind and body.
c) i find it interesting that meritocracy and capitalism are so connected. as if profit must be for those that do the most. that private business private employment is a privelge to participate in.
like i said, it truly is nice to see success stories.
but i really am not concerned with the top end of meritocracy, the successes. its the bottom end of meritocracy that is the pressing issue right now in america. sure lets accept for this argument that the person that puts in "more" or "better" work gets more. (lets ignore how to even value "more" or "better" work). the issue that is raised with meritocracy for me is, what about the person that does not "have merit"? the opposite of having merit and deserving more is, Not having merit and deserving less... maybe even none. lets even take it for granted that this will not be the case. lets hope people that agree with meritocracy are not homicidal. (though... there was that republican chant "let them die" when there was a question of a college student not being able to afford private healthcare..... )
so with that established, how does meritocracy address standard of living inflation for people that are seen as not deserving?
as for an "alternative" yeah... for a lack of a better single word, though i hate to lump such large topics like entire economic structures, civil duty, moral and ethical structures, into a single word, ... socialism. (single words carry too much stigma, one of the issues with the word communism.) with that said, i mean socialism to mean something in the realm of :
- a paradigm shift as what success looks like, what livable standards are
- a paradigm shift as to why we work and what work is valued
- get rid of incentives that drive unsustainable growth for growths sake
- "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need"
everyone works what they prefer, are capable of, or is needed to sustain a community.
everyone gets what they need to thrive, to be able to pursue the opportunities and work goals.
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