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I never understand this type of hate-porn. These jobs are not horrible, not for humanity's historical standards. They can be done from home, without commute, w
by huevosabio 4y ago
I never understand this type of hate-porn.
These jobs are not horrible, not for humanity's historical standards. They can be done from home, without commute, without physical and demanding labor. A medieval peasant, a 1800s factory worker and probably many of the 1900s low skilled laborers would take this over the alternatives.
Moreover, these people have every right and option to not do it, in fact right now the labor market is such that they have valuable alternatives!
We keep thinking about how this or that job is not acceptable for _our personal standards_, but until we get Fully Automated Luxury Communism we have to be honest that progress looks this: slightly less shitty jobs in exchange for higher quality of life.
- AndrewKemendo 4y agoThey aren't less shitty they are shittier in different ways, but the key point is that they are progressively more alienated from the value they provide and the community structure.
- catiopatio 4y agoThe value they individually provide is minuscule; it only matters in aggregate, and when leveraged by others who bring a great deal more to the table. Anyone of average IQ and education could do this work, and there’s no shortage of people willing to do it.
- antifa 4y agoI'm more concerned with how this will trend downward over the next decade(s) than how high up one side of the titanic is.