Another point that Komlik makes is that human beings themselves are considered consumer goods that can be used and discarded which is an idea that is part of a growing culture. Specifically, I think this growing culture is capitalism because of cheap labor and fast replacement rates of an individual. Lack of unions as mentioned in the Crash course in Economic income and wealth inequality video has a huge impact on people because they have less agency of job security and labor rights. This idea is visible in corporate sectors where employers are paid by the hour at minimum wage level. Employers have control of who works when, what times and sometimes spontaneously requesting if someone can work because of ideas that individuals need their jobs
