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estelle , to sociology
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Our corporations and administrations are dominated by a clique of people who, because they are symbolically interested, "give 100%" and expect others to do the same.

We can speak of a social class in charge of organizing work:
"Capital chooses a management team to represent it on the spot [in the corporations. Executives are meant] to supervise and organize the labors of the working population" (Harry Braverman USA, 1974, p. 405)

For Braverman, the people who really count in this team are those whose managerial positions offer them "a share in the surplus produced in the corporation, and thus is intended to attach them to the success or failure of the corporation and give them a ‘management stake’, even if a small one." (pp.405–6, original emphasis)

@sociology

economics ,

@estelle @sociology research on the large firms show that the average CEO at time of promotion had worked 60 hours per week without vacation or sick leave for 30-40 years. It is obvious that owners want someone that has proved their dedication. This creates a very small pool of candidates. What is your concern with this?

economics ,

@artifact_boi @estelle @sociology okay, how would you reorganize the design of a symphony to do something else?

economics ,

@artifact_boi @estelle @sociology Soviet managers are far more coercive and harassing than any boss in a business.

economics ,

@artifact_boi @estelle @sociology I have not.

CoinOfNote , to histodons
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Ok people, I did it again - here is a bonus "L" coin! This time featuring beautiful African scenes from an altruistically-founded country, which answers the question: "Did the USA have any African colonies?"

I hope you enjoy this piece, the information and the coin:

https://coinofnote.com/1941-liberia-2-cents/

@histodons @numismatics

Palm tree divides ship and sun within circle flanked by stars above date. Script: Latin Lettering: ★ TWO CENTS ★ 1941

economics ,

@tkinias @CoinOfNote @histodons @numismatics can you direct me to any papers that discuss the issues?

info , to histodons

The Venetian constitution

The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/the-venetian-constitution/

economics ,

@info @seindal @venice @histodons thanks for sharing

IHChistory , to histodons
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🆕 Great news to end the week: Rui Lopes has been awarded a Remarque Visiting Fellowship at New York University’s Remarque Institute, where he will work on the relationship between the Cold War, spy cinema, and comic books. 👏👏👏

https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/rui-lopes-remarque-institute/

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economics ,

@IHChistory @histodons I didn’t know that such a thing could be a job. I am regretting all my life choices. Congratulations and what an awesome research area.

kris_inwood , to anthropology
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Warren Anderson analyzes 19thC US Army violence against Native Americans in a new OA paper, part of a special issue of the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review (@APEHR). Armed conflict was greater in recessionary election years & when land values increased due to gold mining or RR building
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12283
@economics @demography @socialscience @sociology @politicalscience @geography @anthropology @econhist @devecon @archaeodons

economics ,

@kris_inwood @APEHR @economics @demography @socialscience @sociology @politicalscience @geography @anthropology @econhist @devecon @archaeodons this is perfect timing. I live in Indian Country and am getting ready to teach logistic regression to a group of professionals.

DataGeekB , to sociology
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If you see anyone parroting the talking points of a certain tech billionaire, maybe get them to watch this video
(which includes thoughtful commentary from the brilliant Jennifer Sciubba):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_mOHelAH44

PS
It might also be useful for anyone who's teaching on population topics.

@demography @sociology

economics ,

@riggbeck @DataGeekB @demography @sociology falling birth rates are good for global capitalism. In fact, they are very good. It solves many many problems. There has been a decades long attempt to curb birth rates. The economic nightmare scenario for global capitalism is places like Gaza with a fertility rate of 8. Capitalism prefers stability over all else.

economics ,

@riggbeck @economics @DataGeekB @demography @sociology you seem to be ignoring the profit function. Population growth does matter, in a limited sense, to a soup company because for them to grow there have to be more people to buy soup. Growth firms grow because society has allocated an inadequate amount of capital to meet the demand for the product. However, the soup company will rescale their supply to meet the population.

lisabortolotti , to philosophyofmind
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Today! Delighted to be a keynote at the very first Annual Web Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind! Check out the programme, and participate if you can https://www.ispsmind.com/international-conference/ I'll be talking about ants, grasshoppers, delusions, and conspiracy beliefs... 🐜 🍃 @philosophyofmind @philosophy

economics ,

@lisabortolotti @philosophyofmind @philosophy unfortunately I couldn’t find a link to join. Nonetheless, I have a strong interest in your talk. We should talk sometime. I think I have a fascinating application in a real world problem that isn’t obvious.

cbontenbal , to philosophy Dutch
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I find myself not understanding the concept of atheism. Who wants to explain it to me in a coherent way for a beginner? With a metaphysical substantiation please, if that is at all possible.

@philosophy

economics ,

@cbontenbal @philosophy it is the absence of belief in anything other than nature. Anything “supernatural “ does not exist. It is the most conservative position. It requires fewer assumptions to arrive at the same place. My preferred frame of reference is Bruno de Finetti’s extreme probabilism, though he may have been religious. He was opposed to rationalism and empiricism, favoring a rather interesting, very subjective, middle ground.

economics ,

@cbontenbal @smithkm @philosophy by definition they are coherent, at least in the Bruno de Finetti sense of coherence, unless you are rejecting the existence of the universe. You seem to be cognitively trapped in the same way physicists were when they believed that luminiferous aether existed. Ground of being is a similar word soup, you need it to make things work. Even after the Michelson&Morley experiments showed it could not be, they continued.

economics ,

@cbontenbal @davidesalerno68 @pauld @smithkm @philosophy I guess you would need to define what the word spiritual means first.

economics ,

@cbontenbal @davidesalerno68 @smithkm @philosophy the only experiences that can exist are physical ones. The brain is a physical object.

dirtysexyhistory , to histodons
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Christmas decorations are going up! You’ve got the tree, lights, asbestos… Wait, what?

For decades, asbestos was sold as artificial snow. It could be bought in boxes to be sprinkled onto trees, ornaments, nativity scenes, etc. It was so popular, many older ornaments still have traces of asbestos.

It was also used in film. The most famous scene with asbestos snow is in Wizard of Oz (1939), when snow falls on Dorothy and her friends, waking them up.

@histodons

economics ,

@synlogic @dirtysexyhistory @histodons so there is an error of thought here. Certain things, such as drugs, must be proven safe and effective prior to use. Other substances such as paints or asbestos must be proven harmful to stop the use. Scandals, will of course happen, but some things such as drugs have open public meetings with outsiders being present. The meetings are boring but they do allow someone to see the concerns. (Continued)

economics ,

@synlogic @dirtysexyhistory @histodons for example, in the current meeting on the RSV vaccination, there was serious discussion on giving the vaccine to pregnant women. It was not a safety issue. It has to do with the fact that babies are born with their immune systems turned off. It would attack the mother otherwise. The baby gets all the mother’s antibodies. The difficulty is when a baby is born less than two weeks after vaccination. (Continued)

economics ,

@synlogic @dirtysexyhistory @histodons in that case, the baby isn’t fully immunized. The question is should the mother hold off vaccination and have it given to the newborn instead since nobody knows for sure when a delivery will happen. The immunization schedule for babies is based on when the mother’s antibodies degrade. The immune system of children does not at all work like adults, which is why they die so easily. It is why mothers had 8 kids to get 2 to adulthood

economics ,

@joby @dirtysexyhistory @histodons we were great then, it seems.

economics ,

@synlogic @dirtysexyhistory @histodons it is unfortunate that you took it personally, but your blanket statement about regulation, corruption, the FDA and asbestos is unsupported by the facts. I happen to have substantial knowledge of the asbestos litigation and FDA regulation. Asbestos is the poster case for free markets with no government involvement. John’s Mansville went bankrupt and there is a fascinating contract law case on this with the insurer, CNA.

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