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> Imagine breaking your body doing blue-collar work only to be deprecated once what you do is inevitably automated, leaving you with no transferrable skills or
by chokolad 7y ago
> Imagine breaking your body doing blue-collar work only to be deprecated once what you do is inevitably automated, leaving you with no transferrable skills or employment prospects in middle age.
Man, I wish plumbing was automated. It's not going to happen any time soon though and plumbers will quote exorbitant prices for their work for quite some time.
- DanBC 7y agoDo it yourself if it's so easy.
- AlexTWithBeard 7y agoI do it myself: neither plumbing nor home electricity is a rocket science. My town though thinks only a person who has completed a three years apprenticeship is allowed to install a new electric outlet.
- chokolad 7y ago> Do it yourself if it's so easy. That's what I ended up doing after having a few unfortunate interactions with local handymen of various specializations. After going through the motions I understood how badly I was ripped off previously
- Spooky23 7y agoEver hear of PEX? The labor hours required in new construction is dramatically lower than it was a few years ago. If you look at plumbing businesses they tend to be getting bigger with lots of entry guys doing monkey work and not so many journeymen. For more complex work, you get quoted wacky prices because there are few high skill plumbers, and the pain of dealing with homeowner issues is only worth it at a high margin.
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