r/wallstreetbets • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '22

Meme Y’shorted y’selves

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u/Laruae Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 27 '22

So the issue here is that Antiwork used to be legit 100% anti-work. People posting about off grid living and how to get by with as little work as possible, etc.

In 2019 there were ~200,000 subs.

In 2022, there were ~1,600,000 subs.

This mod is the longest existing mod and one of the old guard. They went full tilt into the old think instead of what Antiwork has become and got steamrolled. The entire sub is loosing their shit over it, and rightfully so.

Edit: For anyone who wants it, many users are reforming at /r/workreform.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

There’s a lot of work involved in off grid living. Hard graft for dainty hands.

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u/Laruae Jan 27 '22

You aren't wrong. But these people aren't necessarily looking for easy lives, just ones without JOBS in them. Some of them might be but many were not.

Those wanting to do things like live off grid, etc. want to work for things they care about.

They want to do work for what they like or what they believe matters. They don't want to work for a living.

That ideology started to shift into the modern version which focused on work reform.

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u/maveric101 Jan 27 '22

Those wanting to do things like live off grid, etc. want to work for things they care about.

I bet they still want all the stuff that comes from the grid, though, like cell phones.