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"A portion of the population does not get opportunities to develop these skills and were once allowed low-skilled jobs that paid "decently" but have now found t
by mrec 12y ago
"A portion of the population does not get opportunities to develop these skills and were once allowed low-skilled jobs that paid "decently" but have now found themselves squeezed"
Slate Star Codex had a great post a while back that touched on this:
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/16/burdens/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/16/burdens/
Key pull quote: "Society got where it is by systematically destroying everything that could have supported him and replacing it with things that required skills he didn’t have."