"Quiet quitting" is now hitting the Taliban in Afghanistan

DiipuSurotu · Mar 17, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1636737401623019522

Lol

PanzerKraken · Mar 17, 2023

Fucking paper jams

zero_suit · Mar 17, 2023

I'm dead.

Cantaim · Mar 17, 2023

I swear I've read this article before.

Booshka · Mar 17, 2023

PC Load letter?

Da fuck does that mean?

Proceeds to AK spray the fax machine and then stomp on it while wearing slides

Pai Pai Master · Mar 17, 2023

Cantaim said:
I swear I've read this article before.

there was a report a while back about how they were adjusting poorly to office life, city traffic, etc.

kinda hilarious imagining these fucks in the opening sequences of office space lol

Cantaim · Mar 17, 2023

Pai Pai Master said:
there was a report a while back about how they were adjusting poorly to office life, city traffic, etc.

kinda hilarious imagining these fucks in the opening sequences of office space lol

Yea I think this one is saying the same thing as the previous report. Because the comments about wanting a position with a car, spending all day stuck in an office on Twitter, and the quotes about longing for village life are giving me the biggest case of déjà vu

Double 0 · Mar 17, 2023

They should consider unionizing.

Addie · Mar 17, 2023

The one thing I'll agree with the Taliban on is that malfunctioning printers trigger my violent tendencies too.

SpottieO · Mar 17, 2023

I didn't want to actually run the country, just you know overthrow it!

Geist · Mar 17, 2023

Addie said:
The one thing I'll agree with the Taliban on is that malfunctioning printers trigger my violent tendencies too.

Working in IT, printers are the bane of my existence.

SpottieO said:
I didn't want to actually run the country, just you know overthrow it!

This isn't a new opinion, but the Taliban and US Conservatives really do share a lot in common.

Daemul · Mar 17, 2023

The former fighters found themselves missing the freedom of the front-lines as they adjusted to the mundane nature of office work. Huzaifa, a 24 year-old former sniper, said, "The Taliban used to be free of restrictions, but now we sit in one place, behind a desk and a computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Life's become so wearisome; you do the same things every day."

"In our ministry, there's little work for me to do," said Abdul Nafi, 25. "Therefore, I spend most of my time on Twitter. We're connected to speedy Wi-Fi and Internet. Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the Internet, especially Twitter."

I wonder if some of them have Era accounts.

OhSatan · Mar 17, 2023

Bold One · Mar 17, 2023

Do the Taliban have WFH?

Berry Pie · Mar 17, 2023

I can't believe this isn't an Onion article.

Glasgow Mega-Snake · Mar 17, 2023

Cantaim said:
Yea I think this one is saying the same thing as the previous report. Because the comments about wanting a position with a car, spending all day stuck in an office on Twitter, and the quotes about longing for village life are giving me the biggest case of déjà vu

It's not just saying the same things, it's literally just a recap of that report

The Afghanistan Analysts Network, a non-profit policy research organization working to increase the understanding of life in Afghanistan, released a report last month examining how the jihadists who took over Kabul—many of whom arrived in the capital for the first time—were finding city life and their new roles. Researcher Sabawoon Samim interviewed five jihadists who had spent several years of their lives fighting for the Taliban

That's the exact article we already had a thread on

Micael · Mar 17, 2023

During the insurgency, Samim notes that the men did not need to earn money to support their families, as the movement covered their expenses. "The jihad, a religious duty which exempted them from such everyday concerns, is over: they now have to work for the survival of their families like everyone else."

The high cost of rent and his relative low pay have been a barrier for Mansur, who is not earning enough money to move his family to the city. Salam echoed the high cost of living in Kabul, and said that he missed the freedom of the jihad, with little supervision and a clear purpose.

"There is a proverb in our area that money is like a shackle," says Salam. "Now, if we complain, or don't come to work, or disobey the rules, they cut our salary."

If they keep complaining like this, soon enough they won't have to worry about office work because the US will invade them again to fight against communism, lol.

DorkLord54 · Mar 17, 2023

Pai Pai Master said:
there was a report a while back about how they were adjusting poorly to office life, city traffic, etc.

kinda hilarious imagining these fucks in the opening sequences of office space lol

All of this is the modern version of what happened to the various nomadic steppe peoples (and the Brythonic Celts, Germanics, and Slavs to a lesser extent) when they encountered the various settled civilizations of Eurasia. At first they resisted, but then gave in to modern amenities. Within a few years, these dudes will be like the Gulf oligarchies and Iran, where they're still fundamentalist but also deeply modern in their way-of-life despite the seeming contradiction.

Zaku3 · Mar 17, 2023

Micael said:
If they keep complaining like this, soon enough they won't have to worry about office work because the US will invade them again to fight against communism, lol.

I hope this isn't considered spam but I lol'ed at this.

Khanimus · Mar 17, 2023

I cackled at the headline.

Binabik15 · Mar 17, 2023

Glasgow Mega-Snake said:
It's not just saying the same things, it's literally just a recap of that report

The Afghanistan Analysts Network, a non-profit policy research organization working to increase the understanding of life in Afghanistan, released a report last month examining how the jihadists who took over Kabul—many of whom arrived in the capital for the first time—were finding city life and their new roles. Researcher Sabawoon Samim interviewed five jihadists who had spent several years of their lives fighting for the Taliban

That's the exact article we already had a thread on

And it's still hilarious. I hope those guys suffer every minute of the existence of their theocracy.

May many printers fail and "strange women" force them to feel insecure.

Temascos · Mar 17, 2023

Welcome to the shackles of power ya fuckwits.

If they weren't murderous bastards I'd agree with them with the pains of being stuck in one place all the time in the office and how banal it is.

Namtab · Mar 17, 2023

So all that was needed to beat the Taliban was build their country's infrastructure and give them boring desk jobs.

El Bombastico · Mar 17, 2023

Geist said:
Working in IT, printers are the bane of my existence.

This isn't a new opinion, but the Taliban and US Conservatives really do share a lot in common.

Conservatism is the same everywhere.

Cruxist · Mar 17, 2023

I know it's funny, but this is kind of thing happens all throughout history. Whenever a group of freedom fighters or rebels or insurgents finally gain power, the shift to governing is always another moment of tension. I took a class about this in college, it was pretty interesting.

BarcaTheGreat · Mar 17, 2023

This is a headline I never thought I would read. Not sure how to feel about it to honest. Fuckers are back to pre 2002 level of fuckery especially with women so until they all quiet quit, it won't change anything.

But amazing headline nonetheless

mbpm · Mar 17, 2023

Stop trying to make quiet quit happen

Deleted member 15666 · Mar 17, 2023

How is this not an onion article lol

GeoGonzo · Mar 17, 2023

Berry Pie said:
I can't believe this isn't an Onion article.

Same. I laughed at the headline assuming it was, then started to scroll down, paused, scrolled back and laughed again.

Bengraven · Mar 17, 2023

Daemul said:
I wonder if some of them have Era accounts.

Ha no, none of us are on Era.

Edit: oh shit

steejee · Mar 17, 2023

Graveyard of Empires, defeated by Capitalism.

Seems fitting, I suppose.

mugurumakensei · Mar 17, 2023

Bold One said:
Do the Taliban have WFH?

Looks like they've been hit with recent work from office policies.

Bentendo24 · Mar 17, 2023

Straight out of the onion

phranc · Mar 17, 2023

Figured the guy in charge of women's affairs is quiet quitting and no one else in the Taliban is batting an eye.

sfedai0 · Mar 17, 2023

Get to work on that resume. Shouldnt take more than a minute.

data · Mar 17, 2023

I hate the term 'quiet quitting '. They're just doing their job.

Thorrgal · Mar 17, 2023

DorkLord54 said:
All of this is the modern version of what happened to the various nomadic steppe peoples (and the Brythonic Celts, Germanics, and Slavs to a lesser extent) when they encountered the various settled civilizations of Eurasia. At first they resisted, but then gave in to modern amenities. Within a few years, these dudes will be like the Gulf oligarchies and Iran, where they're still fundamentalist but also deeply modern in their way-of-life despite the seeming contradiction.

I'll recommend you this great documentary, although it goes much further in time:

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Deleted member 8750 · Mar 17, 2023

Well, I guess if they're incompetent, they can do less harm to vulnerable people.

El Bombastico said:
Conservatism is the same everywhere.

Sordid Plebeian · Mar 17, 2023

Lol, not even 2 years after a 20 year war against them and they're starting to kill their movement on their on. Maybe giving them a purpose and unifying them through conflict wasn't a smart idea after all

jelly · Mar 17, 2023

Curious, did they not run things before the war or was there not as much infrastructure and city type stuff?

I bet the woman would love to get in on this work and learn things but can't have that so are they just going to let things crumble?

Kisaya · Mar 17, 2023

Waiting for the SNL skit.

DiipuSurotu · Mar 17, 2023

Bengraven said:
Ha no, none of us are on Era.

Edit: oh shit

Wait what

jelly said:
Curious, did they not run things before the war or was there not as much infrastructure and city type stuff?

I bet the woman would love to get in on this work and learn things but can't have that so are they just going to let things crumble?

They're pretty much a different generation. It was other people (older) before the war.

Couleurs · Mar 17, 2023

Per my last email,

shintoki · Mar 17, 2023

Same as the last thread... Capitalism always win.

SevKnight · Mar 17, 2023

rip the onion

VeryHighlander · Mar 17, 2023

Pai Pai Master said:
there was a report a while back about how they were adjusting poorly to office life, city traffic, etc.

kinda hilarious imagining these fucks in the opening sequences of office space lol

You just fucked around and came up with an amazing movie idea just like that

Zaku3 · Mar 17, 2023

shintoki said:
Same as the last thread... Capitalism always win.

TBH we only have to wait for it to fail on it's own. It be cool if we could actually do something to fix our problems now but nothing lasts forever.

Deleted member 8257 · Mar 17, 2023

"There is a proverb in our area that money is like a shackle," says Salam. "Now, if we complain, or don't come to work, or disobey the rules, they cut our salary."

Taliban, meet capitalism.

Mechaplum · Mar 17, 2023

That's an Onion headline if I ever saw one.

Fat4all · Mar 17, 2023

thanks biden

"Quiet quitting" is now hitting the Taliban in Afghanistan

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