• ZWQbpkzl [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    2 days ago

    There are jobs that generally no one wants to do but everyone needs done. You can’t rely on pure volunteerism to keep garbage collection running.

    • TerminalEncounter [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      People say this but clean their own toilets and take out their own trash literally every day. We could go on an talk about capitalist overproduction and production for profit over production for need creates too much garbage, but I doubt its necessary.

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        You are correct. I would like to add that in rural areas, one also has to act as their own garbage collection service and drive their garbage to the dump, which should be 50 miles or more away.

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      I’ve had some strange responses to this when I suggested that under communism not every job would pay the same. Apparently loads of people would love to do soul destroying jobs like ER or IC nursing for the same amount of money I get paid to write shitty code