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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by TeMPOraL on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @11:16AM (#19086664)
It also isn't connected to the value the job brings to society, or even to the long-term impact on the market economy.
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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by abapologist on Friday February 08, 2019 @07:43PM (#19119942)
This may be true as well. One thing money has going for it, versus impact on society, is that we can measure it.

Might not be a great metric, but we as a society have failed to invent and value a better one.

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