Scribbler sits on the ramparts of the former Phoenix Mill in Mumbai, on the land leased in the name of “workers’ recreation” and observes the re- creation of Taylorism and Fordism instead.
Linked by bhupinder. Join Blogbharti facebook group.Men and women smile plastic smiles at you from behind food counters as they wrap your sandwiches and rolls. McDonald’s gives you the assembly line in miniaturized and perfect form: the young workers who hand you burgers and fries never stop for a moment, never sit, their hands and bodies move in pre-synchronized manner.
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