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I replied to this soon after it was posted, but opted to delete. Now I'll try to rephrase. My primary objection is to the idea that you can tell a book from i
by asveikau 7y ago
I replied to this soon after it was posted, but opted to delete. Now I'll try to rephrase.
My primary objection is to the idea that you can tell a book from its cover or anything that might be construed to suggest that there is some immutable lesser category of person. I live in San Francisco and walk its sidewalks every day. I've seen a lot of the category of homeless you're talking about. But it is silly to categorize. And a lot of times, even for those who don't shower, wear the same clothes and don't have a car, you really can't tell sometimes. It's also the case that housed people also have varying amounts of hygiene and behaviors. We are all just people.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoIn the context of this thread, my point was that the gig economy is not a sufficient replacement for casual labor, because there's a lot of people in precarious situations who could get day-labor work but can't make themselves presentable enough (whether in terms of grooming or socialization) to be accepted in the gig economy.