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We are what is called the labor aristocracy in socialist discourse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_aristocracy

It is still labor and we are still exploited - most the revenue we generate goes to capitalist interests, not us, the laborers, which are the creators of all revenue.

It's just that we have it comparatively good and so are less inclined to seek out systemic change - a less favorable reading would be that we are bought off to split us off from the rest of the proletariat.



Uhm, my revenue goes to the shareholders of my company. Among those shareholders are me, my colleagues and the state.


Most of the shareholders are random rich people that have never lifted a finger in their life, yet get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.




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