Life In Tokyo Ichijou - Vol. 3 Ch. 16 - On Foot
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really really wonderful chapter... all these slice of life kaiji spinoffs have their own joys, but as someone who moved from a farm to the big city (toronto) this is the one that resonates with me most. i've had the pleasure of many long late night walks with acquaintances that spill into rambling heart-to-hearts.
on a completely different note, mark fisher, a leftist cultural critic i adore, wrote a lot about the phenomenon of many modern jobs ruining the chance for workers to really bond and communicate. in older blue collar labour, works toiled away together physically, but were free to discuss whatever they wanted during that time. nowadays, in service jobs, office jobs, etc., communication is the job -- sending emails, relaying orders and instructions. workers have no opportunities to bond, because those avenues are already occupied by the demands of the job. fisher attributes the weaker unions of the modern workforce in part to this lack of communication.
i was thinking about this when they were discussing how, as coworkers, they never really got the chance to chat. then, to my very pleasant surprise, the author calls out capitalism explicitly as the cause of this disconnect! i think fisher would be very proud to read this.
sorry for the long comment! really really enjoying this series, and thank you so much for bringing it to us
on a completely different note, mark fisher, a leftist cultural critic i adore, wrote a lot about the phenomenon of many modern jobs ruining the chance for workers to really bond and communicate. in older blue collar labour, works toiled away together physically, but were free to discuss whatever they wanted during that time. nowadays, in service jobs, office jobs, etc., communication is the job -- sending emails, relaying orders and instructions. workers have no opportunities to bond, because those avenues are already occupied by the demands of the job. fisher attributes the weaker unions of the modern workforce in part to this lack of communication.
i was thinking about this when they were discussing how, as coworkers, they never really got the chance to chat. then, to my very pleasant surprise, the author calls out capitalism explicitly as the cause of this disconnect! i think fisher would be very proud to read this.
sorry for the long comment! really really enjoying this series, and thank you so much for bringing it to us
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Thank you for the long and thoughtful comment! Don't apologise, I really appreciate all of your comments ✿really really wonderful chapter... all these slice of life kaiji spinoffs have their own joys, but as someone who moved from a farm to the big city (toronto) this is the one that resonates with me most. i've had the pleasure of many long late night walks with acquaintances that spill into rambling heart-to-hearts.
on a completely different note, mark fisher, a leftist cultural critic i adore, wrote a lot about the phenomenon of many modern jobs ruining the chance for workers to really bond and communicate. in older blue collar labour, works toiled away together physically, but were free to discuss whatever they wanted during that time. nowadays, in service jobs, office jobs, etc., communication is the job -- sending emails, relaying orders and instructions. workers have no opportunities to bond, because those avenues are already occupied by the demands of the job. fisher attributes the weaker unions of the modern workforce in part to this lack of communication.
i was thinking about this when they were discussing how, as coworkers, they never really got the chance to chat. then, to my very pleasant surprise, the author calls out capitalism explicitly as the cause of this disconnect! i think fisher would be very proud to read this.
sorry for the long comment! really really enjoying this series, and thank you so much for bringing it to us
I'm glad it touched your heart! Thank you for reading so far!
I agree that there are far too many "busywork" jobs nowadays. I'm reading a book by David Graeber about those.
Perhaps Ichijou would be happier working in the Okayama countryside- it seems he hadn't tried it before moving out.
