• Wogi@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You can debate the merits of some work, you can debate the amount people are compensated for that work. But what is absolutely not debatable is that we actually need people to do work for us to contribute to function as a society. Some of that work that’s absolutely necessary is both dangerous and nigh impossible to automate. Do we need another Starbucks? No, absolutely not. But we will still need places to be built, and infrastructure maintained. There’s really no escaping that.

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        11 months ago

        Who would work at Starbucks if you get a living wage making shitty art ?

        Is there even a quota needed in this? Can I make one piece of art a week that takes ten minutes and I get my living wage ?

        Why would I work 40 hours dealing with any customer. Why would I work in a field picking crops or at a construction site ?

        I’ll join hunter Biden making blow art and getting g paid

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      11 months ago

      But what is absolutely not debatable is that we actually need people to do work for us

      Citation needed.

      to contribute to function as a society

      As if that’s a worthy goal.