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Hidden in this article is the assumption that the 25 year old working at chick-fil-a is beyond saving, so we must try to do better with future generations. Tha
by whiddershins 11y ago
Hidden in this article is the assumption that the 25 year old working at chick-fil-a is beyond saving, so we must try to do better with future generations.
That's really sad for me. That guy is still a kid, from where I sit. And he will likely be doing work that bores him to tears for the next 50 years.
We should be talking about fixing that. Figuring out a way to send some smart, creative, in poverty, 30 year olds to four year college for free.
- wavefunction 11y ago"Beyond saving"? What if he is doing a good job of providing for his family or he's a musician on the side or he just likes doing what he is doing? I think the first step down the road you describe in your last sentence would be that we (as individuals) shouldn't assess our personal goals and assume they are universal or shared with other individuals. This was a tough lesson for me to learn when I was younger, that imperfect systems are sometimes more acceptable or most appropriate when compared to some sort of perfected ideal.
- corysama 11y agoIMHO, that's a very negative extrapolation from the article content. We absolutely should be talking about fixing that --just not necessarily in this particular article.
- billmalarky 11y agoProbably a broken record statement, but what about basic income?