Re:Older Americans who live in RVs and drive from one low-wa...
by dogruck on Saturday November 11, 2017 @06:44PM
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You are pessimistic and cynical.
I know many people who have jobs equal to or similar to Studs Working.
And, more importantly, his book did not describe a paradise. He profiled whores, for example.
Re:Older Americans who live in RVs and drive from one low-wa...
by wyclif on Sunday November 12, 2017 @02:31AM
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I read it years ago. He also profiled a lot of people with unglamorous jobs, like hotel doormen. As a teenager, I felt like reading that book taught me something I needed to understand about work and how even jobs that are considered desireable and financially rewarding can be complete drudgery to do over a period of years, let alone decades.
When this current bubble bursts, we will see the truth for all those who belive it's just not enough--what's the word--planning, or solid work ethic?
I was going to say we need a new Working book for the Sharing Economey, but I feel it would be pretty thin, and just say see "Chinese economy", or done other "they do it cheaper" country for more information.
It would be interesting to see a Studs Turkel type writing about a startup that produces absolutely nothing new, or a product that will be decimated by one of the monopolies.
I would like to read how a 1 percenter rationalizes their greedy, and narcissism though; while the safe, predictable, somewhat ethical country they grew up slides into chaos.