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That seems like a big jump, right?

How do you get from public announcements of layoffs (ostensibly based on failure of several movies), to market inefficiencies from governmental subsidies, to forced labor camps?

I’m so lost.

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Well you see, any suggestion of rules or laws that are pro-worker smell like communism. And as we all know, even the vaguest hint of communism automatically results in millions of people dying in forced labor camps, because nuance in politics is dead.

Embracing Grice’s maxims may help here [0]? Being a pit of cynicism isn’t a particularly nuanced take, please do better than that.

0: https://youtu.be/IJEaMtNN_dM

I didn't think I was the one being cynical in a discussion where someone equated better standards around hiring and layoff practices to forced labor camps...

It's not even in "slippery slope fallacy" territory anymore. It's like arguing that kids throwing rocks in their back yard leads to earthquakes.

I’m sorry, that was my mistake. I confused usernames and thought you were jmeister. Thanks for clarifying. It’s been a long week.

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