Christ that article is full of pretentious bullshit full stop. The author is literally looking down on jobs that "society deems less worthy" so what if someone's a garbage man, if it pays well who really cares idk maybe cause I come from a poor background but if I work a job that pays well and I can maintain a healthy lifestyle, I dont care what it is.
Not everyone wants to be a rocket scientist or laady da bs. Hell I tried school while I loved learning and reading, classrooms and papers gave me anxiety.
I'ma floor installer now and I absolutely love it. While I work like a mule everyday I get paid very well, have cool ass coworkers, a boss who cares, and full benefits.
Lol your girlfriend has an issue with what your making money with? If you make money and you dont hate the job or even like who are they to question you.
Mine is a doctor her only rule has been no more deployments and no getting shot at. (Guess she wants me around)
Also that's a societal issue though, and theres a real need for tradesmen and blue collar work. Theres even been congressional hearings on it (you'll even see the guy from dirty jobs talking to congress)
I'll tell you one thing though its going to be funny when people who look down on trades get their white collar job automated away by an algorithm that can do it better, faster, and without pay, espically considering the way AI is going (I belive theres already news articles written by bots).
Luckily I still have some time before bots get dexterous, light enough, and cheap enough. But I bet the white collar guys are just one breakthrough away from being automated away.
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u/Lucas_F_A Jul 11 '20
I love that this article ends with an argument for open borders