Comment by esseph
16 hours ago
Much like carpentry, or electrical work, or concrete, or just about any of the trades.
Any labor throughout human history.
16 hours ago
Much like carpentry, or electrical work, or concrete, or just about any of the trades.
Any labor throughout human history.
> Any labor throughout human history.
Sure, but sedentary labor destroys the body through neglect—which is ultimately a choice.
> Sure, but sedentary labor destroys the body through neglect—which is ultimately a choice
Huh? It's not clear to me what you're trying to say here.
Exercise is optional, labor in a manual labor job is mandatory
Meaning, you can somewhat opt out of the damage sedentary labor does to the body by exercising and using your body. It is much more difficult to avoid manual labor from damaging the body.
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If ypu do those for 15 years you are likely in management
Maybe in hacker news reality, not in the real world.
I do electrical work and have looked at data for my last 3 companies.
10 years in you should be a foreman or something is wrong.
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Correct. Dozens or hundreds of workers for every manager or foreman.
There's also a lot of owner/operator one-man shops.
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