• rapchee@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    in this example, do you struggle to dig 30? or you’re working at a comfortable pace? why does it matter to you that someone weaker or somehow less capable works less? also someone has to oversee and plan where to dig the holes, should they not get paid for their mental work?
    there are many jobs to be done, if somebody doesn’t want to do x, they can try y. or of there’s a mental problem, they could see a therapist about it, because it wouldn’t be tied to health insurance
    if everyone was working to cover everyone’s needs, instead of filling ceos’ pockets, no one would need to work even 5 days a week. overall productivity is way over even just the middle of the 1900s, but we throw away almost half of the produce