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Paul  Mason
“But why, if the real weekly value of my labour is thirty hours of other people’s work, would I ever work sixty hours?”
Paul Mason, Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future

Barbara Ehrenreich
“Sometimes we need to heed our fears and negative thoughts, and at all times we need to be alert to the world outside ourselves, even when that includes absorbing bad news and entertaining the views of “negative” people.”
Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

Paul  Mason
“Who can forget the contract issued at Apple’s Foxconn plants in China, in 2010, forcing workers to sign a pledge not to commit suicide due to workplace stress?4”
Paul Mason, Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future

Paul  Mason
“With info-capitalism, a monopoly is not just some clever tactic to maximize profit. It is the only way an industry can run.”
Paul Mason, Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future

Bruce Springsteen
“We honor our parents by carrying their best forward and laying the rest down. By fighting and taming the demons that laid them low and now reside in us.”
Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run

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