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They would earn less money.

> the power to change things, even without collectivizing.

Not really it's a sort of prisoner's dilemma. The one who refuses to work stupid hours gets fired and someone else has their job. If they stood together then it might work.



But there is no one waiting for their job. In most places there is a shortage of doctors.


> Not really it's a sort of prisoner's dilemma. The one who refuses to work stupid hours gets fired and someone else has their job.

Is this relevant in a profession that already doesn't have enough practitioners?

I mean, let's say there is a shortage of 100 doctors in a location that currently has 900. If you fire one, wouldn't they easily pick up one of the open 100 slots?


The individual concerned is still fired and has a harder time surviving than the company that fired them.




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