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> And yet, despite predicting half of our world, as a father in the 1950s he could not imagine why his daughter - my mother - wanted to work. As written out, i
by tossandthrow 2y ago
> And yet, despite predicting half of our world, as a father in the 1950s he could not imagine why his daughter - my mother - wanted to work.
As written out, it is suggested that it is a lack of imagination.
I think a better narrative is just that it is work, and who would vulontarily have to work if they don't have to.
This is the more compassionate narrative.
- passion__desire 2y agoI have a Young Adult fiction example supporting this which I read 14 years ago. J.K. Rowling has Hermione going to forbidden library to read dangerous books. But J.K. Rowling couldn't think of searching books like Google search does. On the other hand, J.K. Rowling could think of time turner i.e. a time travel device. Considering physical laws, time travel is impossible but google search is possible. Still JKR couldn't think of google search.
- Jordan_Pelt 2y agoI don't know. That's kind of like saying J.K. Rowling couldn't think of just shooting the bad guys with guns.
- passion__desire 2y agoIt is said most of the premises of modern movies and television would dissolve if people just resolved their misunderstandings by a phone call.
- Sakos 2y agoAlso, plenty of women worked. In 1950, women were 32% of the work force (in the US), earned 60% of what men earned and had little room for advancement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_States_labor_force_from_1945_to_1950#After_WWII https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_States_lab...). So either his grandfather was simply completely unaware of how many women actually held jobs even then or he wondered why they'd want to work the same terrible jobs men do, because they certainly didn't do it for fun.