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This is how a lot of the world used to work (ok, minus the wi-fi, and the accomodation was even more basic). Unskilled laborers and anyone else out of a job wou
by red_admiral 8y ago
This is how a lot of the world used to work (ok, minus the wi-fi, and the accomodation was even more basic). Unskilled laborers and anyone else out of a job would move around, taking jobs as and when they were needed and often living "on site" for a while. Much of the work was seasonal such as harvesting, although some places like dockyards and coal mines you could turn up and work by the day or week most of the year. No such thing as benefits if you fell ill, of course.
Here's an article about hops pickers in England [1] and the related Wikipedia article [2]. I also recommend Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath".
[1] https://mashable.com/2017/06/03/hop-pickers https://mashable.com/2017/06/03/hop-pickers
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopper_hut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopper_hut
- linkmotif 8y agoShould we consider this, then, a regression?
- amerine 8y agoYes
- wheelerwj 8y agoOne of the worlds most valuable companies just launched a way to keep its people seasonal and essentially homeless. whatever this is, its not progress.
- blobbers 8y agoAcknowledging the way the world works and trying to improve conditions without addressing the root cause is sometimes one of the best possible outcomes. When a doctor helps you with the arm you broke because a car hit your bicycle, a doctor doesn't try to improve road conditions for cyclists.
- craftyguy 8y agoThat's a bad analogy. Doctors very much participate in trying to prevent injuries and chronic disease through educating and planning with patients, and lobbying government (ASCRS, AMA, etc).
- djrogers 8y agoThis is how a lot of the modern world of undocumented immigrants currently works in the US. Our migrant agricultural workforce is much larger than you’d think.