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Do you really think sitting in a chair is even comparable to move hundred or thousands of pounds of work materials at a time, being bent or twisted into access
by AngryData 4y ago
Do you really think sitting in a chair is even comparable to move hundred or thousands of pounds of work materials at a time, being bent or twisted into access holes, being exposed to various construction dusts and materials, or even just working in often excessively hot or cold environments?
- pessimizer 4y agoI think it's worth looking at, rather than making an assumption. Tradespeople are a lot more physically fit than the median office drone. I had abs when I worked on the factory floor, when I was promoted to the offices, I put on 40 lbs.
- bee_rider 4y agoThanks for at least considering it! It looks like jobs which have lots of physical labor are generally correlated with other traits that tend to lower lifespan, so people who do lots of physical labor do end up dying earlier. Mea culpa. On the other hand, if you control for lifestyle, the people who do physical labor live longer. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/well/move/work-exercise-heart-disease-cancer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/well/move/work-exercise-h... Among Norwegian men at least.