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You're free to quit your job and go empty peoples' trash if you really find it so much more meaningful.
by 794CD01 9y ago
You're free to quit your job and go empty peoples' trash if you really find it so much more meaningful.
- lbebber 9y agoIt's as meaningful as it's thankless.
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- yters 9y agoHis lack of nobility does not invalidate his argument. Arguably, many of the most despised jobs are most important. None of the elite would or could do them, and without society would fall apart. On the other hand, a very large percentage of elite jobs could be eliminated without ill effect. Our role as the elite is to elevate and recognize their worth, and not sink them to our moral level.
- 794CD01 9y agoThen this is a poor example. I can certainly empty my own trash - I do that at home. It's far more efficient to have one person with no education or special skills come around and collect everyone's trash into a big container once per day than to have hundreds of skilled, expensive employees empty their own trash when it gets full.