Under capitalism, a lot of the time, highly dangerous jobs are also highly paid. Kind of a balance that the individual decides to engage with. Same idea behind getting an advanced degree in STEM or law. I think of my job by example, I’m a power plant operator at a large combined cycle plant. No fucking shot I’d be doing this if the pay wasn’t good. I’m around explosive and deadly hot shit all day.

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    1 day ago

    Yeah, where the dangerous job was “hunt something so you don’t starve”, the motivation for doing the dangerous job is pretty obvious.

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      1 day ago

      Not if you live in any kind of group. “Why should I go hunt? You do it.” And then I get excluded from the group - that could still happen.

      (I’m spitballing, I know nothing about anything, just interested bystander)