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Note : This applies to able bodied 15Y+ Kids. Child labor was frowned upon because the future potential of education far exceeded potential when doing manual l
by zooq_ai 3y ago
Note : This applies to able bodied 15Y+ Kids.
Child labor was frowned upon because the future potential of education far exceeded potential when doing manual labor.
With the severe lack of trade skill workforce and higher paying potential, access to free education from anywhere, AI taking over knowledge work, shouldn't we all going back and thinking this from first principles instead of parroting "Child Labor Bad".
If I were a teenager now and love to do manual work and get compensated for it, I better not have arm chair elitists prevent my ability to do so.
There is also no study that proves Child labor (15+) harms development over long run.
- mcphage 3y ago> shouldn't we all going back and thinking this from first principles instead of parroting "Child Labor Bad". No.
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- init2null 3y agoThat's certainly a bizarre perspective. Given the competition from developing nations and the advancements in machine vision and robotics, betting on manual labor seems seriously shortsighted. The trades are valuable skilled labor that include some kind of education, which is totally different than the McWork these teens are being saddled with. There are minimal growth opportunities in being a waiter.
- unclenoriega 3y ago> instead of parroting "Child Labor Bad". That's an interesting way to describe an article about children working dangerous jobs and being killed in the process.
- djur 3y agoThe boy in this article was working illegally at a sawmill because his family was desperately poor and his father was unable to work because of health problems associated with a lack of access to medical care (untreated diabetes). If considering that unacceptable makes me an "armchair elitist", just get me my pipe and tweed jacket.