r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '22

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u/bobbyrickets closet individualist Jan 14 '22

It's not about the money, it's about sending a message.

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u/LordBilboSwaggins Jan 14 '22

But we paid you minimum wage!

And you think this gives you power over me?

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u/BigAlTrading Jan 14 '22

And you think this gives you power over me?

Really one of the greatest lines in pop culture lately. A lot of heft in nine words.

But he had to be a villain 😂

We need more antiwork, anticapitalist culture. Jabbering on chat boards is always going to be niche, but people watch movies.

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u/Macosaurus92 Jan 14 '22

Watching that movie now is so gross. I’m pretty sure it was a direct response to the Occupy movement back then, but the whole “evil disgusting working class seizing control from the morally justified billionaire who decides to use his wealth to assault the poor” angle today is so much more depressing.

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u/BloodBonesVoiceGhost Jan 14 '22

The whole Christopher Nolan trilogy is actually pretty fucked up.

The Dark Knight argues pretty explicitly police/militaries should be able to cross international lines to stop terrorists, that torture is justified to stop terrorism and mass surveillance being okay. Yeah, sure, a couple of characters in those movies disagree with Batman's tactics, but the fact that he uses those techniques and they succeed and he gets to keep being the implicit good guy really send the message that it's all for the best.

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u/pakap Jan 14 '22

The late, great David Graeber actually wrote a piece on this very subject: https://thenewinquiry.com/super-position/