Employers must consistently make employees think that there is a reserve army of labor waiting to take their jobs, that way the employees will tolerate more abuse and will fear asking for more from their employers.
It is the same reason why the corporations fight against the implementation of social services, why “benefits” like healthcare are tied to work, and why the social services that do exist come with a work requirement.
Marxism is the one thing that has given me hope for the future when everything now constantly looks so bleak.
Richard Wolff is who got me into Marxism personally.