TikTok applauds the destruction of the economy

“Everyone should go on strike.”

“It is always solidarity with the workers. Frankly, it’s always the companies.”

“Pay your employees a living wage!”

“If workers decide this is the right time and place to strike, then this is the right time to strike. It really is that simple… there’s no doubt about it!’

These are just a few examples from countless viral TikToks, which, whether the speakers realize it or not, are essentially cheering the destruction of the American economy by corrupt and greedy union officials.

The first problem with TikTok’s blind support for the dockworkers’ strike is that it is, well, blind. No group of people, in any context or stage of life, is right 100% of the time or deserves full respect in all situations. The way so many TikTok influencers suggest that “labor,” in this case the International Longshoremen’s Association, must automatically be correct and right regardless of the actual facts of this situation, borders on cult-like.

Giving blind support to any group, including corporations, is the opposite of critical thinking. And in this case, the general reverence of influencers could not be less justified.

If the dockworkers strike continues, it will devastate the U.S. economy, leading to higher prices, shortages and layoffs in affected industries. It is estimated that the strike will cost the people approximately $4 billion per day!

For what exactly? The dock workers, who often earn high five or even six figures, stand out because their employers offered them a 50% pay increase over six years and a tripling of employer contributions to benefits. Somehow that wasn’t good enough for them. Yes, seriously.

Meanwhile, they demand a complete ban on technological improvements to port efficiency through automation. America’s ports are already remarkably inefficient compared to foreign competitors, and striking workers are demanding that they become even more so in the future.