{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d1a6ddca-f102-4b5c-8d87-630132fe5aaa/61f5951374ab8c00129fde94?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Fall of AntiWork, Or: The ‘Anti-’Problem","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614dadb9772a06c8466159a2/1643494423531-4b186563b93a776fa40e28c909457e03.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Antiwork had a really bad day</strong></p><p><a href=\" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10448117/Dog-walker-30-works-20-hour-week-goes-viral-promoting-anti-work-movement.html \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Source Article</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Laziness is a virtue in this society” - r/antiwork moderator</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220126-the-rise-of-the-anti-work-movement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220126-the-rise-of-the-anti-work-movement</a></p><p><br></p><p>“Supporters of the anti-work movement believe people should self-organise and labour only as much as needed, rather than working longer hours to create excess capital or goods.”</p><p><br></p><p>USA is a tough crowd for this kind of pitch. See: bad branding.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What does Antiwork stand for?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Many people tried to give Erik the answer… and many were different</p><p>-Worker’s rights / labor unions</p><p>-Economic inequality</p><p>-Surplus Value</p><p>-Same standard of living for fewer hours</p><p>-4-day week</p><p>-Abolishing capitalism</p><p>-etc</p><p><br></p><p>Antiwork freaks out</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se7b86/how_do_you_fuck_up_this_bad/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se7b86/how_do_you_fuck_up_this_bad/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se59eu/can_be_overworked_to_exhaustion_if_you_sleep_on/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se59eu/can_be_overworked_to_exhaustion_if_you_sleep_on/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se4gfp/based_af/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se4gfp/based_af/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se418m/i_didnt_think_this_sub_was_literally_antiwork/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se418m/i_didnt_think_this_sub_was_literally_antiwork/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se4nf9/mods_are_trash/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se4nf9/mods_are_trash/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se5cit/im_glad_the_21_year_old_mod_has_the_funds_to_be/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se5cit/im_glad_the_21_year_old_mod_has_the_funds_to_be/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se3v15/does_anyone_think_we_would_better_off_with_a/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/se3v15/does_anyone_think_we_would_better_off_with_a/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>An interesting conversation with my friend Austin</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You have to stand for something if you want a movement… not just against</strong></p><p>See: Civil Rights</p><p>See: Gay Marriage</p><p>See: Women’s Suffrage</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Other problems:</strong></p><ol><li>Tea party rise-and-fall</li><li>Occupy Wall Street</li><li>BLM</li></ol><p><br></p><p>This applies to our Revolutions episode, too -- being against something is only a short-term uniter.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/reconsider\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join the ReConsider Patreon</a></p>","author_name":"Erik Fogg"}