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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by mikeash on Sunday September 03, 2017 @11:24PM (#15165497)
So, let's make growth and mobility possible for janitors. The whole point of the article is that it used to be, so we should be able to do it again.
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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by jaggederest on Monday September 04, 2017 @12:12AM (#15165676)
That's exactly what I'm saying, and I'm not sure why people in this thread are misunderstanding it.
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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by mikeash on Monday September 04, 2017 @12:18AM (#15165695)
I thought you were saying that growth or mobility was inherently impossible for a janitor. Maybe because you describe being a janitor for 40 years as a mistake rather than as a failure of the system. Anyway, if you meant it the other way around then consider my reply some extra support for the idea.
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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by jaggederest on Monday September 04, 2017 @01:15AM (#15165880)
I was just using the parent comment verbiage. Perhaps I should have quoted it.

I meant a mistake by society, i.e. it's a mistake to put people in a dead-end job, functionally ever.

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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by mikeash on Monday September 04, 2017 @12:13PM (#15169134)
Gotcha. Maybe it could have been worded better but I understand what you mean now, so it's all good.
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