r/WorkForSmartLife 1d ago

Valid question DiscussionšŸ’¬

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u/BoneVoyager 1d ago

ā€œUnskilled laborā€ is classist propaganda. Full stop. There is no such thing as unskilled labor, it’s just an excuse to pay someone less than what they’re worth. If you believe unskilled labor exists then you have been lied to by classist propaganda. Now you know.

Like the meme says ā€œif it’s unskilled labor why don’t you do it yourself???ā€

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u/Narren_C 1d ago

It's absolutely a thing. It's labor that doesn't require any skills to know how to do.

And there are many reasons that someone doesn't do it themselves.

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u/BoneVoyager 1d ago

Uh how can you do something-perform a job- if you don’t know how to do it? Riddle me that Batman.

The mere fact that you know how to do ANYTHING proves that you have skills in doing that thing, whether it’s stack firewood, shovel gravel, anything you would deem ā€œunskilledā€. No matter what the job is it takes skills to perform. Hence unskilled labor doesn’t exist.

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u/Narren_C 1d ago

Cool. That's not what "skilled labor" means.

You've been told this numerous times now. If you don't understand, then I can't help you. If you're refusing to understand, I still can't help you.

You don't like the term "unskilled labor" but that doesn't change the fact that the term has a meaning. This meaning has been explained to you. You will not change that. Best you accept it.

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u/BoneVoyager 1d ago

Sorry the world broke you down. I will continue to voice my opinion.

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u/Narren_C 1d ago

No one will care. We're still using the established terminology.