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The socioeconomic theory describing the deliberate, systemic creation of economic insecurity as a tool of social control and profit maximization. According to this theory, the instability of modern work—gig economy jobs, zero-hour contracts, constant fear of layoffs—isn't an accident of market forces but a feature of late capitalism designed to keep workers desperate, compliant, and unable to organize. When everyone's one missed paycheck away from disaster, no one strikes, no one demands better conditions, and no one threatens the system. The theory of global precarization explains why stability has become a luxury good and why your parents' promise of "work hard and you'll be secure" now sounds like a fairy tale.
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