First off, I found the movie interesting. Weird concept, reflection of the gig economy, etc. The main character seemed a little dimwitted, as in slow to catch on to things going on around him or involving him, but whatever.
The message though seemed strange... So a bunch of (lazy?) workers band together. They fear their jobs being automated, so in return they demand *more* benefits, less hours, etc? That sounds like a recipe for companies wanting to automate it even more if you ask me (which nobody did, but there it is).
But then again, that actually is a very interesting point to make, because that actually does happen. People who are worried about losing their jobs to outsourcing, automation, whatever... curiously they face those fears by making themselves more of a nuisance.
I think of the fast food workers who worry about automation in their environment, and also ask for a higher minimum wage. Wait until they find out the real minimum wage is $0.00 because they lost their job to a burger flipping robot. So instead of getting a raise, they get fired. Great.
Anyway, that was my takeaway, from a free market perspective.
The message though seemed strange... So a bunch of (lazy?) workers band together. They fear their jobs being automated, so in return they demand *more* benefits, less hours, etc? That sounds like a recipe for companies wanting to automate it even more if you ask me (which nobody did, but there it is).
But then again, that actually is a very interesting point to make, because that actually does happen. People who are worried about losing their jobs to outsourcing, automation, whatever... curiously they face those fears by making themselves more of a nuisance.
I think of the fast food workers who worry about automation in their environment, and also ask for a higher minimum wage. Wait until they find out the real minimum wage is $0.00 because they lost their job to a burger flipping robot. So instead of getting a raise, they get fired. Great.
Anyway, that was my takeaway, from a free market perspective.