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> that's precisely what's wrong in our society that it appears normal to pay for inconveniences to disappear. I disagree, it’s what is awesome about our societ
by prepend 5y ago
> that's precisely what's wrong in our society that it appears normal to pay for inconveniences to disappear.
I disagree, it’s what is awesome about our society. It’s a feature, not a bug.
I’ve gotten all the character I’ll get from cleaning toilets and I’m happy that someone else is willing to do it for me.
There’s no way toilet cleaner will be a high paying job because the skill set is so low. As with most manual labor. Low skill set means lots of people will do it means low wages.
I understand how to clean a toilet and the time involved. I choose not to do it. I won’t make me a better person to do it. I have considered why I’m reluctant and understand pretty completely. I grok why I don’t want to clean toilets. I’m comfortable with my understanding in this area.
It’s also ok that we value these experiences differently. I don’t have to convince you to pay someone to clean your toilet. I just have to convince you to continue letting me, and others, pay for toilet cleaning.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago> Low skill set means lots of people will do it means low wages. High supply relative to demand or low demand relative to supply means low wages. It is possible (and very real in many areas) that there are low numbers of people willing to clean toilets in a given area compared to the demand. It could be due to government assistance providing them enough such that they do not need to clean toilets to meet their needs. It could be better job opportunities opening up nearby such as higher paying factory work. It could be that they move away from the area due to higher real estate prices. There are myriad causes for a low skill task to have few willing suppliers for the labor to perform that task.