I think it's a great point that what you might call the divide-and-conquer strategy towards labor of the neoliberal period, where a professional class is persuaded to identify with capital and break solidarity, is changing, as the trends seem now to increasingly proletarianize professionals. 1/

But I think that's a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it does indicate an alignment of interest. On the other hand, it's in the context of getting crushed, and a game of musical chairs, where people try to cling to fewer more privileged positions. 2/

Objectively, these modern professions have to be more cohesive and work harder to disrupt production than traditional factories, where long linear production chains meant a relatively small number of people could cause outsize stoppages. 3/

Nevertheless it's worth working at, and we've seen teachers and nurses have some remarkable successes! /fin