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But maids and dishwashers don't eat out as often or as well as journeyman lawyers. What happens to places subject to this type of dislocation is similar to what
by olefoo 16y ago
But maids and dishwashers don't eat out as often or as well as journeyman lawyers. What happens to places subject to this type of dislocation is similar to what happens to ecosystems undergoing desertification; fewer species, and the ones that survive are hardier and use far fewer resources. The trattorias go away, and all that's left are taco stands and bento carts.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoIt's certainly true that Legal Grounds Cafes (a chain of coffee shops which is often situated near courthouses) might suffer. But on the other hand, a consumer of legal services has more money to spend on restaurant meals. Over the past 20-30 years, we have outsourced a huge amount of labor to other countries, and we outsourced even more of it to machines. And yet, we are more prosperous, have more consumer goods, and we generally eat out more often. Why is that? (Incidentally, I generally find that the truck food is superior to restaurant food in Jersey City. I love thetacotruck and the H1B cart isn't bad either. Au Bon Pain, meh.)