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This kind of lifestyle is possible anywhere with high inequality. All you need is for other people to be willing to work for so little that you can pay them to
by tormeh 8y ago
This kind of lifestyle is possible anywhere with high inequality. All you need is for other people to be willing to work for so little that you can pay them to do stuff you don't want to do. Attaining this lifestyle can often be easier in developing countries than it is in developed countries because inequality is often higher in developing countries.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoNot anymore! Ever since we tricked millennials into thinking that "flexibility" and "side hustle" is more important than a steady paycheck and benefits, you too can pay people a non-living wage to deliver your takeout!
- lotsofpulp 8y agoNo one tricked anyone. Automation, globalization, increased efficiency, and doubling of the labor supply by adding women reduced the price of labor, aka wages and all the gains went to capital owners.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoAre you saying we should remove women from the workforce?!!
- lotsofpulp 8y agoNo, I'm just stating reasons for why individuals are finding it more difficult to raise a family on one income.
- gammarator 8y agoShow me the jobs with steady paychecks and benefits they're passing over for "flexibility."
- joejerryronnie 8y agoMy original comment was a bit of satire aimed at the so-called gig economy and the companies that make money by exploiting contract workers through marketing themselves as hipster cool, e.g. uber, postmates, taskrabbit, etc.