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Could you clarify why this should be noteworthy? I mean this in the nicest and most respectful way possible - I'm not sure how the statement fits into the discu
by porpoisemonkey 10y ago
Could you clarify why this should be noteworthy? I mean this in the nicest and most respectful way possible - I'm not sure how the statement fits into the discussion.
- aidenn0 10y agoAlways happy to clarify! My logic is roughly this: 1. The comment I replied to was talking about harms to health by being sedentary. 2. A lot of people on HN are young professionals with desk jobs, which at first glance seems more sedentary than most service jobs. 3. I thought it would be enlightening to realize that many of those service jobs can cause one to be more sedentary than a desk job. If I had not experienced it myself, I would not have considered this.
- porpoisemonkey 10y agoI think I've identified my confusion. I had interpreted the original post to be a comparison of the levels of physical danger in manufacturing vs. service industry jobs. From my perspective both programming and retail are service industry jobs since they don't involve creating physical products by hand or through the use of tools.
- aidenn0 10y agoService industry is where no goods are produced. Non-live entertainment and software development both produce intangible goods, but still produce goods. Furthermore when one talks about the movement of low-wage jobs from manufacturing to services, it's assumed we aren't talking about professional services (e.g. lawyers, accountants), but unskilled and low-skill service jobs such as retail, food-services, and child-care.