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The problem with the post I made is that a whole swath of different assumptions can be made around the ideas surrounding it. It's definitely "easier" to get one
by wturner 13y ago
The problem with the post I made is that a whole swath of different assumptions can be made around the ideas surrounding it. It's definitely "easier" to get one of those jobs but it's harder to physically do them ....and they literally hurt after awhile. I can't imagine too much physical hurt coming from programming compared to heavy lifting or picking lettuce etc. So their is a bit of a yin/yang with regard to the assumption of what the word 'easier' means in this context. Yes they are easier to get, but they are harder to physically do and they can hurt (of course maybe if you're in really good shape this is not the case).
- jaredsohn 13y agoWhile I agree that the GGGP's "I would think that physical work is less hard than mental work." statement sounds like he is dismissing the challenges required in doing the work, his examples are more focused on it being because it doesn't require specialization. Many people won't catch that, so I think that your response to that is generally helpful. The point of my previous post was that I don't think it was necessary to say that you disagree about "easier" because the two of you are talking about two different definitions.