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by Andrew_Archive
154 wrote:Angus Jung wrote:It doesn't even need to be seen as an Orwell reference. It's a barely exaggerated depiction of how Amazon/WorryFree management truly sees their workforce - inhuman/nonhuman working fodder.Right+2And the irony is this is supposed to be "post-industrial" service or retail labour, yet despite our technological advances, humans are still degraded and disempowered in these ways, and work more than we used to for less pay or security in recent historical terms. 154 wrote:On a positive note: I thought the relationship story was subtly clever, in that she initially dumped him for being a scab! Can't think of too many movies that turn resistance into a sexy quality.She's the most radical character and she chooses who she messes with when, based on her own needs and principles. She's way ahead of Cash politically and her politics are independent of how woke he is or what decisions he makes. Boots Riley posted his responses to criticisms of the Detroit character on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bootsriley/status/1 ... 12?lang=en