☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Europe@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 day agoUK economy had zero growth between July and Septemberwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10cross-posted to: europe@hexbear.neteuropebbc@rss.ponder.catukeconomy@feddit.uk
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkUK economy had zero growth between July and Septemberwww.bbc.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Europe@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@hexbear.neteuropebbc@rss.ponder.catukeconomy@feddit.uk
minus-squareRed_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoBecause that’s how you make a profit. If profits are too low, nobody invests (or rather they invest in other, more profitable economies) and everything grinds to a halt.
minus-squareRom [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoSounds like a shitty system, maybe they should consider doing something else.
minus-squareRed_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoAs a wage worker myself, if I’m not increasing shareholder profits, then what’s even the point, you know? It’s in our nature, we’re servile people.
Because that’s how you make a profit. If profits are too low, nobody invests (or rather they invest in other, more profitable economies) and everything grinds to a halt.
Sounds like a shitty system, maybe they should consider doing something else.
As a wage worker myself, if I’m not increasing shareholder profits, then what’s even the point, you know? It’s in our nature, we’re servile people.