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The US also has a culture that considers hand-work to be distasteful and even evil, whereas mind-work as something to be aspired to. It's probably more prestigi
by mountainb 5y ago
The US also has a culture that considers hand-work to be distasteful and even evil, whereas mind-work as something to be aspired to. It's probably more prestigious to be on the dole and to be in education to your mid-30s than it is to drive a truck.
- Bayart 5y agoIt's a trope in every developed country, but I've got a bit of a different impression. Manual work seems better considered and paid in the US than in Continental Europe where I live. Furthermore, as far as I'm aware, blue collars are very poorly considered in China and the social gap between classes is greater than in egalitarian Western nations.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago>The US also has a culture that considers hand-work to be distasteful and even evil, whereas mind-work as something to be aspired to. It varies. Your statement is definitely true in most of the places the demographics on HN mostly live. But nobody is trying to build manufacturing facilities in those places.