Show threadRich Stein (he/him)1d ago
@solar_chase
Either something very wrong or something very right going on when an administration — regime — tries to upend history. Now does not seem like a period when America is trying to right past wrongs or bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice. 😕
#WrongSideOfHistory
#RaceToTheBottom
Thor A. Hopland2d ago

Let us unearth the #neoliberal "designer state vs fabrication state" - i.e #neocolonialism - and how it will be used against us.

The idea is simple: one state holds the patents, holds the rights, holds the money. The other state holds the workers in check to serve the former.

But, with the neo-liberal #RaceToTheBottom, those seats can definitely be switched. We'd go from being the exploiter - to being the exploited.

This is what the neo-liberal is doing to the west.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/12/china-first-electric-car-plant-europe-allegations-worker-abuse

Seven-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse

The BYD factory being built in Szeged, Hungary, is facing scrutiny after reports of EU labour laws being violated among the Chinese migrant workforce

The Guardian
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Apr 26
@mattotcha
Completely self-inflicted return to the Dark Ages.
https://mastodon.social/@RunRichRun/116468282962608451
#SoMuchWinning #RaceToTheBottom
Show threadJoe KervinApr 14
@moz Look! A matching pair of dog-whistling arsehats!
Rascist, sexist numbnuts! Why do the Libs believe in dragging Old Johnny Howard War Criminal out is a vote winner. Don’t get me started on the Mad Monk……#AusPol, #racetothebottom
Alexandra Beekers 🏳️‍🌈🌍Feb 19
De financiele repressie van werknemers neemt nog steeds toe
#AIQ #RaceToTheBottom #Neoliberalisme
https://esb.nu/fiscale-prikkels-dragen-bij-aan-daling-arbeidsinkomensquote/
Fiscale prikkels dragen bij aan daling arbeidsinkomensquote - ESB

De arbeidsinkomensquote (AIQ) in Nederland is de afgelopen decennia gedaald en dat wordt vaak gekoppeld aan achterblijvende loongroei. Met gedetailleerdere gegevens die eerder nog niet beschikbaar waren, blijkt de AIQ-waarde lager. Een substantieel deel van de bijstelling is toe te schrijven aan de sector zakelijke dienstverlening waarbij fiscale prikkels een rol spelen.

ESB
James McRitchie, CorpGov.netFeb 10
Rule 14a-8; AlanPalmeter's proposal would entrench managers and weaken the only scalable tool most investors have to hold boards accountable https://www.corpgov.net/2026/02/rule-14a-8-a-failed-experiment-in-merit-regulation-still/ #NoActionProcess, #PoliticalSpending, #ProxyRules, #ProxySeason, #proxyvoting, #PublicPensions, #RaceToTheBottom, #Reincorporation, #RetailInvestors, #Rule14a8, #Rule14a9, #SecuritiesLaw, #ShareholderRights, #ShareholderVoice, #StateCompetition, #SystemicRisk, #UniversalOwners, #Accountability, #CorpGov, #ESG, #SEC, #stewardship
dumnezeroJan 14

US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules

https://piefed.social/c/fuck_ai/p/1663849/us-tech-giants-allying-with-european-far-right-to-strip-back-eu-rules

US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules

Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data.

SteogenDec 22

If you needed further proof as to why AI regulation such as the #EU AI Act and #GDPR are necessary just check the dystopian trends on other side of the pond.

https://youtu.be/5lYsO4k7OIY?si=paGwn8uuoND9dVWz
#palantir #nvidia #ai #europe #digitalrulebook #AIAct #racetothebottom #orwellian

We’re All So F’d | NVIDIA x Palantir, Global Surveillance, "Pre-Crime" Arrests, & AI

YouTube
Show threadThor A. HoplandDec 21

@futurebird I made up a market rule to explain the #RaceToTheBottom.

"That which is unethical is lucrative".

Consider how cheap slavery is, how cheap strip mining is, how cheap exploitation is generally, and then apply market competition.

If you want to compete, you too will have to be unethical, because consumers and clients will almost always defer to the cheapest option.

When the cheapest option then is based on slavery, you too will also have to exploit slavery, or be out competed.

Dr Susi ArnottDec 15
Horribly good case-study of the need for international solidarity - the work is safer and less damaging now, but the jobs have moved on #racetothebottom #journalism
"At its peak, Alang employed more than 60,000 workers. Today, that number has shrunk to fewer than 15,000, according to the union."
https://aje.io/ycnrk7
‘No work’: India’s Alang, the world’s largest graveyard of ships, is dying

The Gujarati town accounts for nearly 98 percent of India’s total and about a third of the global ship recycling volume.

Al Jazeera