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		ekimekim on Jan 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A group of Google workers have announced plans to ... Remember that correlation does not imply causation - even if it's true that innovative companies tend to not have unions, it might be (for example) because younger, smaller industries tend to be innovating faster and also haven't developed to the point of unionization yet.

piker on Jan 4, 2021 [–]

It was actually a question somewhat about correlation. I.e., unionization is a symptom that signals the end stage, not something that causes it.

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