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> And the rest of the world was better off for it. Except the single mom in a studio apartment trying to get some pay from her art gigs.
by coolspot 3y ago
> And the rest of the world was better off for it.
Except the single mom in a studio apartment trying to get some pay from her art gigs.
- thegrimmest 3y agoThis line of thinking was shared by the original group who called themselves luddites.
- lkbm 3y ago"I think we should ban ATMs, online banking, and direct deposit so I can get work as a bank teller" said no one ever. (Well, maybe someone when these were new.) Displaced workers need support to ensure they can weather these transitions, but it doesn't make sense to artificially create demand by fighting new conveniences. If we want to ensure people have money, the solution is to give them money, not give them money in exchange for busywork.
- 0x457 3y agoJobs come and go all the time. No one is special.
- ipaddr 3y agoAre single mom's a special class we should treat differently from others? You have single fathers.. childless couples, singles, parents with kids who have a disability, healthcare workers, transgendered singles, frail elders, mute single males.. Who should you protect?