"i realize i don't know very much. none of us knows very much. but we can all learn more. then we can teach one another. we can stop denying reality or hoping it will go away by magic." why does octavia butler say this

to tell us we need one another to succeed

Explanation:

she could put on music that makes her sleep

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.