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Are you by any a chance a minister in the Bojo's cabinet? If not, you should apply. You appear to have all the necessary qualities:

- You don't give a shit about people other than yourself

- You like telling people what to

- You have zero conception of what it is like to be someone else

- You believe people in shitty, menial, low-paid jobs deserve to be there

- You don't understand that some people have zero choice in where they work

- You don't realise that many people have no control over their working environment and conditions

- You think it is their fault if they are forced to expose themselves to danger at work

- You think helping others less fortunate than you is a waste of time

- You believe having a social conscience is stupid

- You don't know what a social conscience is

- You don't realise that many workers are utterly powerless and terrified of losing their god-awful shitty job because their family will starve

You say:

"'I have no idea who these people are, who think going to work is being an 'activist'"......hmmmmm. Where to start? Well firstly 'these people' are nice people. You don't know them because they think you're a dick and avoid you. Around the water cooler: "Bollocks it's that bell end, the one that writes that crazy incel blog. What's his name? Uncle Ben, or something? Anyway let's scarper!"

Secondly, that's just stupid and a false dichotomy. People who care don't go to work and think "what shall I do today then? Work or activate my inner activist?"

And then there's:

"Do your political work at home, keep work for work activities. Seems a simple enough system to increase your chances of being retained as an employee."

Firstly, no. No I won't. You like telling others what to do and this is why I never speak to you in the kitchen when the kettle's boiling. Secondly that wouldn't be the case if you worked for me and many others. You can care about others and have a conscience without being a militant trade unionist or a full blown blue-haired social justice warrior who thinks words 'are' violence.

And the best bit - I think the irony might be lost on you Uncle Ben, but you seem particularly keen on being retained by your employer. So do countless other people, many of whom will starve, lose their home, their healthcare if that happens. Not everyone lives in the first world you know. Again many of these have no voice, or influence, or power, they work in dangerous conditions and have no-one to speak to employers on their behalf. Well apart from people like the hero who is Tim Bray. What a guy Tim! It's so rare that the powerful speak up for and make sacrifices for those less fortunate.

The world would be a hell hole if we were all like Uncle Ben, like the gusset of Donald Trump underpants after a mutton vindaloo and 36 holes in a Florida heatwave. On the other hand, we would be a lot better place with more Tim Brays.