(Oct 16, 2019 02:03 AM)Byte™ Wrote:  What if everyone in the world just decided they didn't want to go to work that day for 24 hours straight.

There wouldn't be taxi's available, boats/planes, all stores would be shut down, no gas stations. You get the point
Almost everyone would be off the road unless they are traveling to be with family.

It truly would be a day where "the earth stood still"

(Oct 16, 2019 02:06 AM)Vyrkfrir Wrote:  Economically speaking - the damage would be immense. The wealthier classes bank on the poorer classes slaving away on a 9-5 to make industry (thus their pockets) profitable and stable. A total rework of the laboir and class systems would drastically improve life for everyone, unfortunately we are all stuck in this facade of capitalism and work till you drop.

(Oct 16, 2019 02:12 AM)iabm123 Wrote:  This. Especially if it was pre-planned, everything bought before, no using your cards, withdrawing money. One of the most powerful forms of protest we could use is just staying in bed all day. However, we're so divided, people have their own agendas and we would never be able to organise something like this.

(Oct 16, 2019 02:13 AM)Vyrkfrir Wrote:  Good lord that sounds like communism, you must hate Amurrrica.

(Oct 16, 2019 02:18 AM)iabm123 Wrote:  Not really. Just if it ever comes to it, I like the idea of laying in bed gently fondling my balls all day in the name of protest rather than getting tear gassed and clubbed.
I guess I'm just a romantic.

(Oct 16, 2019 02:20 AM)Vyrkfrir Wrote:  It was tongue in cheek anywho, the whole notion of slaving away in a capitalist society compared to a more socialist social safety net as the preferred norm as the latter is considered evil baffles me. Especially because the wealthy somehow convince the masses that having a proper social safety net is evil (and bad for their net worth).