• Keeponstalin@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    4 days ago

    That’s not true. It’s simply a democratic structure. All workers share in ownership instead of a private few. Profits are not horded, they are reinvested into either more compensation for the workers or into the business. If you think Democracy can’t run a country I disagree.

    • ghen@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      5
      ·
      3 days ago

      I’m familiar with the concept, you don’t need to explain it. I’m just saying it can’t work in the real world yet

      • Vivian (they/them)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        3 days ago

        It does work though?

        For example Duralex, a famous French glass tableware/kitchenware manufacturer, started transitioning to a worker cooperative in July of this year. This is a company that has like 25 million euros in revenue per year (2023), so I don’t think we can consider it “small”.

        This was approved by the Commercial Court of Orléans fyi and I don’t think they’d have done that if it “can’t work in the real world”.

        • ghen@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          3 days ago

          As I said before, it can work for small businesses but not for countries. Country governance was the original topic of this thread.