A Boring Dystopia

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A literal child taking orders in a fast food restaurant in the US (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] Fades@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

It’s indicative of a larger effort by republicans to force children back to work, this is part of that dystopia even if it’s on the “light dystopia” side of the spectrum.

Fuck off whiteknight, keep enabling corporate’s ability to normalize and capitalize off of child labor. This ain’t no goddamn bake sale or car wash.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/04/18/child-labor-returns/

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immigration-hyundai/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html

Keep downvoting, bootlickers

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Work experience at school is legitimately a thing though here in the UK.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago

I had a paper round at 13 and washed dishes in a pub at 15. It was my choice to work and earn money. Not sure what's so dystopian about that.

[–] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In germany as well. We had a week where we could try out a few jobs and occupations hands-on. It was great. Seventh grade, I believe.

And that was 33 years ago.

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's is in the US too after age 15.

[–] PopcornTin@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More proof that we do live in a dystopia

[–] Fox@pawb.social 0 points 10 months ago

I don't know how I even survived bussing tables 8 hours a week at age 14 🙄

Really, a part time job and saving while still in high school made it a hell of a lot easier to start out on my own after.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Indeed, florida's plan to make up for the migrants they shit on and terrorized out of the state is child labor. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/11/2216798/-Florida-has-a-solution-to-education-issues-It-s-called-child-labor

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago

How does that boot taste?