CERN is not what he is talking about. Of course being employed in Europe by a publicly funded institution is great.
The people in Europe who actually work are suppressed and exploited.
The people in Europe who actually work are suppressed and exploited.
He doesn't explicitly exclude publicly funded institutions. He says working for big organizations will always suck. I quoted him verbatim. And this highlights my problem with him: absolutes.
Also, does your final sentence insinuate that people at CERN aren't actually working?!
Publicly funded people in Europe act and feel like royalty and build themselves Veblen goods. In several German cities, the only buildings that are in good shape are government buildings and universities.
Normal people do not have money to paint their houses (if they have one, that's another thing only civil servants can afford).
Which part of Europe are you talking about?
What constitutes actual work?
How are they suppressed and exploited?