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0 pointschrisco2555y ago0 comments

"taken advantage of" Uh, no. There's no such thing as perfect information in the marketplace. And besides, money is only one vector for a job. There's many other factors that go into deciding who to work for and where to work. Work-life balance, perks, location, team or mission, family responsibilities, etc. You actually can have win-win relationships. They exist.

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pastacacioepepe5y ago

> There's no such thing as perfect information in the marketplace

And why not? Are you saying that a market of free and voluntary exchange where every part has access to equal information cannot exist?

An exchange where a part is better informed than the other and thus gains profit, is the exact definition of "taking advantage". Wait, isn't that how all exchanges work in the capitalist's workplace?

oblio5y ago

> And why not? Are you saying that a market of free and voluntary exchange where every part has access to equal information cannot exist?

Outside of very limited circumstances, how could it? Only for the simplest of products can you really grok them as well as the people making them.

pietrovismara5y ago

But the information is available in that case. Independent experts and other customers can (and do) review products. For the workplace there has been some failed attempt like Glassdoor but you generally don't have access to that information while being hired.

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