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		IntelMiner on May 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seattle Amazon workers plan walkout over return to... Perhaps "Proletariat" might be better? Or "working class"

avereveard on May 23, 2023 | [–]

Programmariat, overworked devs aren't famous for having large families

osigurdson on May 23, 2023 | [–]

"Proletariat" is too head on. When you say "means of production", at least some percentage of people don't know what you are talking about so an effective tribe signal.

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