ieva zumbyte
ievasocial.bsky.social
ieva zumbyte
@ievasocial.bsky.social
sociologist: gender, work, family, childcare, inequality
Mind-blowing how some senior academics (in a public university) still equate "productive" solely with the private sector. Ignoring the fundamental role of public services (health, education, childcare & more) as the very foundation of ALL productivity.
April 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by ieva zumbyte
What kind of person sees empathy as a "fundamental weakness"?

Someone who doesn't want to feel like a "bad guy" for exploiting the precarity of others to build his own power, status, and wealth.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/p...
Elon Musk wants to save Western civilization from empathy | CNN Politics
Americans are still in the dark about the scope and scale of what Elon Musk is doing with DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which is working to drastically shrink the size of government b...
www.cnn.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM