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There is no such thing as "unskilled labor" (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Dude. Yes. I was trying to think of a way to say it, but you nailed it.

No matter what you do, as long as you're contributing something (if you're able), you should be able to make a living and not worry about food and shelter and healthcare and the ability to learn new information.

If you go out of your way to learn a difficult skill that requires years of work and training(engineering, medicine, agriculture, etc) then what you do is absolutely skilled labor.