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Pretending that every person in the world can work whatever job they want is worse than sugar coating reality. It borders on malicious deception to me. Sure, I

Pretending that every person in the world can work whatever job they want is worse than sugar coating reality. It borders on malicious deception to me. Sure, I'm all for taking your fate in your own hands. But most people in the world work because they have to make a living, and can't freely choose their job. If they even have the luxury of a formal job with a minimum of workers rights, that enables them to maintain themselves and e.g. have health insurance.

brk 3y ago
>Pretending that every person in the world can work whatever job they want is worse than sugar coating reality. Sure, except I did not say or indicate anything remotely that extreme. Many people equate being a server at an average restaurant to an unskilled minimum wage job (and it is). In that same general category you have: - Cashier - Retail worker - Telemarketer - Receptionist - Warehouse labor None of these people are forced to take food service jobs, there are other options in the same skill/pay category. To me, it is far greater malicious deception that we have a category of business that is essentially allowed to advertise false pricing, where as a customer you are expected to routinely pay much more than the stated price for things. If a cup of coffee should be $6, instead of $4.50 plus a tip, just make the coffee $6 and pay the worker minimum wage.
- moritzwarhier 3y ago
  > To me, it is far greater malicious deception that we have a category of business that is essentially allowed to advertise false pricing, where as a customer you are expected to routinely pay much more than the stated price for things. I agree with you on that. "Malicious deception" was not intended as a personal attack, I understand if it sounds like that. I tried to express how far off from reality this is when looking at all kinds of work, not only waiters. I can sympathize with preferring being a waiter to e.g. unskilled factory or warehouse jobs. There are just so many break-neck types of work that destroy the health of anyone doing them... in short: my point wasn't much more than "markets aren't fair and some people have to choose between bad options"

brk 3y ago

>Pretending that every person in the world can work whatever job they want is worse than sugar coating reality. Sure, except I did not say or indicate anything remotely that extreme. Many people equate being a server at an average restaurant to an unskilled minimum wage job (and it is). In that same general category you have: - Cashier - Retail worker - Telemarketer - Receptionist - Warehouse labor None of these people are forced to take food service jobs, there are other options in the same skill/pay category. To me, it is far greater malicious deception that we have a category of business that is essentially allowed to advertise false pricing, where as a customer you are expected to routinely pay much more than the stated price for things. If a cup of coffee should be $6, instead of $4.50 plus a tip, just make the coffee $6 and pay the worker minimum wage.

moritzwarhier 3y ago
> To me, it is far greater malicious deception that we have a category of business that is essentially allowed to advertise false pricing, where as a customer you are expected to routinely pay much more than the stated price for things. I agree with you on that. "Malicious deception" was not intended as a personal attack, I understand if it sounds like that. I tried to express how far off from reality this is when looking at all kinds of work, not only waiters. I can sympathize with preferring being a waiter to e.g. unskilled factory or warehouse jobs. There are just so many break-neck types of work that destroy the health of anyone doing them... in short: my point wasn't much more than "markets aren't fair and some people have to choose between bad options"