We've minimized not only the economic value of work, but also its psychological & spiritual value - for individuals & for society. The entire fabric of our civilization is impacted by how workers are seen as mere cogs in a machine. Time to rethink & redo.mariannewilliamson.substack.…

Sep 7, 2021 · 5:22 PM UTC

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"Our civilization"? Your ethnocentrism is showing. Try supporting the common aims of all of humanity. Nobody wants to be a cooly. Every human deserves access to affordable housing, food, and electricity. The developing world has had enough of imperialism.
#Xinjiang is the heart of the economic plan connecting Asia to Europe & the Middle East. China's BRI originates in Xinjiang. Its completion offers a land trade route to Europe and Africa that completely bypasses the threat of Western naval blockade.
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An exceptional read- “One of the shadow sides of capitalism is how it has diminished the meaning of work,ascribing to it value too often based on money and money alone—It”s psychologically & spiritually debilitating when we don’t experience work as an extension of who we are..”MW
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plantation capitalism in plain sight
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We need to put -heart- back into daily life and work.
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That's right ... other people are actually people ... they have families, dogs, favorite sports teams ... and their lives are just as important as ours ... think about it ... the next time you begin to take someone for granted!
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David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs and Debt The First 5000 Years
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"Do the right thing, even when no one is watching. It’s called integrity."🙏🙏
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Work has never been the psychological and spiritually uplifting experience for those that were forced to live in 'near' subsidence wages for full time back-breaking or Mind killing monotonous labour ITS NEVER been that for those folk now or at any time in history
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