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Somewhat. There's the very distorting fact that Sherpa-ing is multiple times more lucrative than any other job they could possibly get in the area.
by rtkwe 7y ago
Somewhat. There's the very distorting fact that Sherpa-ing is multiple times more lucrative than any other job they could possibly get in the area.
- ubermonkey 7y agoYes, yes, yes, but you're picking apart a metaphor here. This distinction does not damage the comparison. Cannonball participants are taking large risks, and are imposing those risks on many, many people who have no real way to avoid them. This is unkind and immoral.