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by linotype 716 days ago
He’s right, Americans won’t work like employees at TSMC in Taiwan. There were _decades_ of struggle to get eight hour per day/five day work weeks.

If Elon Musk, the richest man on earth, wants to work all the time, that’s his prerogative and right. He shouldn’t be allowed to force that on his workers though.

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> He shouldn’t be allowed to force that on his workers though.

If you want to work under those conditions, it should be your own prerogative. There are plenty of places to work.

There are reasons there are regulations on safety conditions and hours. He shouldn’t be able to just ignore those because he’s rich.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs

Until inevitably every employer requires it. Then you either work long hours or starve. It's only the collective effort of workers that protects us from exploitation by those with money.