Yeah, and if the homeless people outside the office heard the security guard complaining about their low pay imagine how they would feel.
The “somebody has it worse” argument always ends up pushing people to accept getting screwed over.
The “somebody has it worse” argument always ends up pushing people to accept getting screwed over.
But keeping context and perspective is important. Even in your example, it would do the security guard some good to take a moment and be grateful that he does have that minimum wage job and a place to stay.
It's not meant to encourage you to settle and get screwed over. It's meant to remind you of what you have and often those things should drive you to fight harder for other people and yourself.
Doesn't mean that advocating for blue collar workers is wrong just because the "founders" are doing it too. Instead we should actually hold them f-ing accountable to what they claim to believe and support when this happens.