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Comment · 16 days ago
I see 517 openings on 52 pages of results.
Comment · 17 days ago
Should we similarly expect those who use their muscles more to be in worse condition than someone who doesn’t exercise?
Comment · 1 month ago
“Just suck it up” coming from a person who doesn’t have to deal with the consequences has to be the least convincing take on the situation I’ve heard by far. So congrats on that.

To offer a perspective from someone in the field: I built my career as a craftsman. Not just my livelihood, but my family’s livelihood depended on this craft. And within a few short months, my value has plummeted. I’ve tried to adapt, but I will never be as good with the newer tools as I was with the old, just like most carriage makers didn’t become mechanics, to use your analogy. At the same time, the value of the work is just less. Weavers could work in fabric mills, but their pay would be less. Now, just like back then, I, my wife, and my two young children face a financial reforming just beyond the horizon. It will be painful for many. There is no amount of adaptation that is within grasp of all those affected.

I think the general problem with your argument is that you assume that, because there was a transition from horses to cars, many people successfully transitioned from one profession to the other. The reality is that they didn’t. Many suffered in anonymity.

Comment · 1 month ago
I recently read Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s pretty much interesting from the very beginning.

On the other hand, Blind Assassin was extremely boring to me until the very last page, but that last page blew my mind.

Comment · 3 months ago
An assertion without conclusive evidence is an assumption.
Comment · 3 months ago
Don’t organizations solve this problem?

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