> A restaurant worker will not be able to create a reputation/make a difference on the scale of a well paid or educated worker. I'm sure it's what you meant, b

> A restaurant worker will not be able to create a reputation/make a difference on the scale of a well paid or educated worker. I'm sure it's what you meant, but I'd like to clarify that this is a feeling, not a fact. It's entirely possible for a restaurant worker to make a difference, just like it's entirely possible for a well paid and well educated worker to make no difference at all. (That's entirely setting aside the fact that what you do and the change you cause with your life is in no way determined by the job you're paid for.) I think the point is that society tells our less well paid and well educated workers, explicitly and implicitly, that they are worth less and can contribute less, which is what gives rise to this feeling, but also why I think it's so important to clarify that it is a feeling and not a fact.