• Zagorath@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Sorry, but a shovel is unskilled labour. A forklift driver is absolutely not. In the sense that you quite literally need prior qualifications in order to do it, it’s not something any basically functioning adult can do with on-the-job training.

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        9 months ago

        I’ve never heard of someone working as a shovel. That said, being able to shovel stuff all day without hurting yourself definitely takes skill.

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          9 months ago

          Using the definition provided by @[email protected] (appearing as “ObjectivityIncarnate”), yes, they meet that definition. Forklift drivers are not trained on the job, they need a specific licence. That makes it not unskilled labour.

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              9 months ago

              You’re equivocating “skilled” in the same way the OP of this comment chain was to “unskilled”. You’re doing the equivalent of saying “a feather can’t be dark, because feathers are light.” Stop playing stupid semantic games.

              In the context of labor metrics, “skilled” and “unskilled” are not descriptors of overall difficulty. I’ve already posted a reminder of what the terms mean in this context above your comment, so there’s no excuse.

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              9 months ago

              Your comment has been removed due to using a slur. Please be more inclusive of our friends and allies with mental disabilities in the future.

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      9 months ago

      Your comment has been removed due to using a slur. Please be more inclusive of our friends and allies with mental disabilities in the future.