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> it is a waste of our human labour for thousands of people to be working book stalls for entire lifetimes when there is a more efficient way to disseminate kno
by johnr2 7y ago
> it is a waste of our human labour for thousands of people to be working book stalls for entire lifetimes when there is a more efficient way to disseminate knowledge.
Those who earn a living doing that might disagree about it being a waste of labour. A job that provides an income is useful to society even if you don't consider the thing being worked on to be worthwhile. (FWIW I prefer physical books to reading on a screen).
- menacingly 7y agoI agree with you, but isn't the very subject we're discussing that these jobs may no longer provide income? Does it follow that a job that does not provide income is not useful to society even if you consider the thing being worked on to be worthwhile?
- sidpatil 7y ago> Does it follow that a job that does not provide income is not useful to society even if you consider the thing being worked on to be worthwhile? No, it does not follow. The most prominent example: parenting.