Ever seen someone doing their “unskilled job” all their life? It’s just fucking magic!

The truth is that capitalists hate skilled workers, because those workers have bargaining power. This is why they love the sort of automation which completely removes workers or thought from the equation, even if the ultimate solution is multiple times more expensive or less competent than before.

Nothing is more infuriating to a boss, than a worker that can talk back with experience.

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I think Superstore says it best:

    Amy: They’re not really gonna replace us! What are they gonna do, find someone who stocks go-backs like Mateo or who works the cash register like Elias?

    Myrtle: Yes. Those are both very easy things to do.

    The problem is that people generally look down on these types of jobs. Blue collar vs white collar.

    Everyone deserves a living thriving wage. You know what’s impressive? A cashier who has memorized every produce code whereas I struggle to remember the syntax of a foreach loop and I have to look it up each time. Wtf is a map type?! When did that become a thing?!