The "use assets as collateral to get a loan, and loans aren't taxed as income" thing needs to be patched out. There are probably many other exploits but that one seems like an easier fix.
Thank you for this response. This was a surprisingly good analysis for a random post on the Internet.
I admit I myself have historical only really focused on the moral horror of it, and found myself wondering if I'd stay or leave the city if I found myself there. It easily maps onto real life- much of the comfort we enjoy is built on lightly hidden horrors like slave labor and other exploitation.
This second facet is also worth thinking about, though I don't think it renders the other one moot.
What would you say is the point of the story?
Management are some combination of malicious and stupid.
The boss at my old job is pushing to make people go in. It's like a 2 hour commute for half the team. He doesn't care. He wants people working on the weekend, too
He's an Iranian immigrant that loves musk. No one should be abducted and sent to a death camp but if they got him it would feel almost karmic.
If right wing people were equipped to deal with reality, they wouldn't be right wing people.
I do feel like sometimes players have a sort of laid back, "we should just win without too much trouble" attitude. Sometimes this manifests as "we take a long rest after every fight". And that's a fine way to play, so long as everyone's on board.
It can be kind of bad when half the group is kick-in-the-door-lol and the DM is expecting more tactical depth.
I think because D&D is many people's first RPG, you'll find a lot of bad habits there as new players rediscover them.
I've read that if you want to kill someone, the best way to do it is to hit them with your car. The authorities will just be like "Oh, well, he was walking and you hit him what a terrible accident. Well, couldn't be helped."
Maybe Kraft has a murder fetish. Probably he's just a scumbag, though.
A couple months ago I ran into a guy collecting signatures for Cuomo by Atlantic center (a major transit hub in Brooklyn). I was just like "why?? Why are you doing this??" But sadly I was in a hurry and didn't have time to engage with him very long
If you haven't read "the ones who walk away from omelas" from LeGuin, I recommend doing so.
If we have history, hannity should go down next to Goebbels. I hope I live long enough to spit on his grave.
Is this not obvious to everyone?
Hiring someone on this kind of visa puts them under your boot. They can't ask for much or make waves without risking their whole life being upturned. If a citizen gets fired that sucks, but if you're on a work visa you might have to leave the country (breaking your lease, leaving your partner, etc). I think you get 60 days. Given how bad the job market is, that's not very long to find a new job. Also given how ICE is abducting people and sending them to a death camp, people are extra cautious.
It's similar to how coupling health insurance to employment gives the employer extra power against labor. Are you really going to make a big deal about your boss pressuring you to work unpaid overtime when getting fired means you lose access to your life saving medicine?
I don't think anyone credible sincerely thought the cyber truck was going to do well