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> Nuclear reactors contribute very little to the job market. that is not the point. Point is, it was contributing for years with good paying jobs, well-educate

> Nuclear reactors contribute very little to the job market. that is not the point. Point is, it was contributing for years with good paying jobs, well-educated folks etc. Since 1990 - nothing. > few people were allowed to pursue the more prestigious careers Like gasp nuclear engineer? Yeah... > On top of that you couldn't pack your bag and move to a bigger city without a permission of the authorities. Really? It was that bad in Bulgaria? Definitely not like that in Soviet Russia > As a result of all that and the appropriate weather conditions, agriculture was a safe bet for just about everyone. Yeah, except those nuclear engineers I bet they were dreaming at the reactor controls about moving to be a swine herders

axegon_ 7y ago
> that is not the point. Point is, it was contributing for years with good paying jobs, well-educated folks etc. Since 1990 - nothing. Providing say 1000 good paying jobs... In the same way Chernobyl did, and look at how well that ended. Since 1990 - a large number of mid sized software companies have shown up, each of which has employed more than that. > Like gasp nuclear engineer? Yeah... Let me think of how many nuclear engineers there are among me, my family or anyone I've ever known... Hmmm... It appears none. > Really? It was that bad in Bulgaria? Definitely not like that in Soviet Russia Well there were always gulags. > Yeah, except those nuclear engineers > I bet they were dreaming at the reactor controls about moving to be a swine herders Yes, out of 8M population that's 0.0125%, 99% of which were closely related to the communist party. Great job, we created a prosperous c̶o̶u̶n̶t̶r̶y̶ communism.
- Iwan-Zotow 7y ago
  > Providing say 1000 good paying jobs... per reactor, and those jobs are basically for 50-60 years. And each job creates 3-4 jobs in surrounding area - teachers, salesmen, construction, ... > Let me think of how many nuclear engineers there are among me, my family or anyone I've ever known... Hmmm... It appears none. and how many, say, swine herders are among your family or people you know? Thousands? > Yes, out of 8M population that's 0.0125%, 99% of which were closely related to the communist party. number should be higher, but, again, this is not the point. People RIGHT NOW (communism is gone for 30 years already) are leaving Bulgaria in droves - no jobs, no future

axegon_ 7y ago

> that is not the point. Point is, it was contributing for years with good paying jobs, well-educated folks etc. Since 1990 - nothing. Providing say 1000 good paying jobs... In the same way Chernobyl did, and look at how well that ended. Since 1990 - a large number of mid sized software companies have shown up, each of which has employed more than that. > Like gasp nuclear engineer? Yeah... Let me think of how many nuclear engineers there are among me, my family or anyone I've ever known... Hmmm... It appears none. > Really? It was that bad in Bulgaria? Definitely not like that in Soviet Russia Well there were always gulags. > Yeah, except those nuclear engineers > I bet they were dreaming at the reactor controls about moving to be a swine herders Yes, out of 8M population that's 0.0125%, 99% of which were closely related to the communist party. Great job, we created a prosperous c̶o̶u̶n̶t̶r̶y̶ communism.

Iwan-Zotow 7y ago
> Providing say 1000 good paying jobs... per reactor, and those jobs are basically for 50-60 years. And each job creates 3-4 jobs in surrounding area - teachers, salesmen, construction, ... > Let me think of how many nuclear engineers there are among me, my family or anyone I've ever known... Hmmm... It appears none. and how many, say, swine herders are among your family or people you know? Thousands? > Yes, out of 8M population that's 0.0125%, 99% of which were closely related to the communist party. number should be higher, but, again, this is not the point. People RIGHT NOW (communism is gone for 30 years already) are leaving Bulgaria in droves - no jobs, no future