> Many of them doing so because they couldn't believe that something that'd been around so long could fail.
I think people don't understand how fragile societies are, in general. Because we in the west had it good for the last 75 years is almost an anomaly if you look at history. And how things can turn if a large majority of the populace has no future to look forward to (like their parents had).
> To condone theft because you feel like it is the best option for you is the epitome of that mindset.
I absolutely condone theft if you need money to survive, not as a means to get the latest iPhone.
> It will destroy society because we destroy the incentive for anyone to create to produce and then we see real poverty. Everyone bitching on antiwork about their hopeless future are doing so from a place where they have regular stable electricity, running clean water, an internet connection, and I am going to guess ate sometime in the last 12 or at least 24 hours.
That reeks so much like victim blaming to me.
Exactly the skewed tech-bro view that is really beyond wrong. You don't undestand that mere existing with some running water and electricity isn't good enough. People need to live. Not dread existence - with just one health scare away from financial ruin - in a terrible soul eating job that doesn't pay anywhere decent.
If you don't want the lower class to start eating the rich / or just fucking up society for that matter, maybe the rich should pay their due, and share their wealth so others don't have to work 3 jobs to survive.
Don't blame the young people, with worthless college debt, with no hope of ever buying a house. Let's see what this will do to fertility rates and how that in turn will affect businesses.
Oh and regarding all those businesses that can't pay a liveable wage: then you have no viable business.