I did that kind of work in my teens and twenties as well, and my impression at the time was every job is a shitty job right up until it isn't there any more. T

I did that kind of work in my teens and twenties as well, and my impression at the time was every job is a shitty job right up until it isn't there any more. There's been a lot of discussion about heroin and suicide and the soda economy on HN - that sort of stuff makes the affected communities long for the days of soul-crushing factory work. >That said, I think the 'faking disability to avoid factory work' type of person is mostly conjured up in support of particular political views. I'm just saying I'd not even be mad if it were the case. I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, but let me explain why I included that: In a lot of small towns that used to have coal mines or were factory towns for one company there simply are no jobs, so it's not that they're faking disability to get out of factory work. They're faking disability because they need money and they don't want to move away from everything and everyone they've ever known.