So...I assume we all heard about Donald Trump doing a photo op where he worked in McDonalds for like 15 minutes. I have mixed thoughts on this.
On the one hand, the MAGA nuts seem to love it, going on about how no job is below him and look at him roll up his sleeves and blah blah blah. And while I kinda get the appeal, I think it's stupid. it's just more of this dignity of work crap. Yes, you should consider work below you. yes, you should be willing to say no to work. That's how markets are supposed to work. You arent supposed to just accept the worst possible job because it might make the person stuck with the worst possible job feel bad. What you're supposed to do is leave that job vacant until an employer improves the job where people are willing to do it, or, pays people more where people are willing to do it. The crap jobs in society are difficult and pay poorly. And employers know workers cant say no to them so they have no incentive to ever improve them. Even with unions saying "yeah we made it better"...but did I consent to that? I get collective bargaining gets better results than individual bargaining, but i support individual freedom and unions dont necessarily guarantee that. They're like the big collective in widerquist's big casino essay who claim to have made the casino fair so now you have no reason to object. I should be able to reject work for whatever reason I want or no reason at all. my freedom should be prioritized.
I know I'm ranting, but I digress. I just cant get over how DUMB these sentiments are and how brainwashed people come off as.
Anyway. So Trump went to McDonalds to work for 15 minutes. He claims he worked there for 15 minutes more than Harris, claiming she never worked there because she can't prove it (apparently they don't keep records of who worked there from 40 years ago so it's not like she's lying, she just doesnt have actual proof and trump is making crap up about how she's lying). I believe she worked there btw. Just as I believe she's also brainwashed into the dignity of work crap. We discussed that previously. I dont debate her record, but yeah it is funny that Harris is living rent free in trump's head.
Anyway, the whole thing was also a farce. Apparently the franchise owner closed the store for the day to accommodate this visit, and then trump basically served fries to campaign staffers cleared by secret service. So they werent even like...real customers. The whole thing was staged. It was just designed to make trump look good. Liberals figured this out obviously and are laughing about it but then the trumpers are like "isnt this so great? he's one of us", giving us those sheep voting for the wolf vibes I've been seeing in memes.
And yeah. it's fake. Dont believe a thing trump does. it's all image and cult of personality crap like it always is. As someone I talk to online semi regularly said, I'd like to see him do one lunch rush and not fall apart.
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