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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by mhb on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @01:59PM (#19313122)
If you're suggesting that all these jobs are good, for their own sake, then:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window

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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by aj7 on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:16PM (#19313288)
Only if there’s no learning. The Apollo 1 fire, countless air disasters etc. led to much greater safety.
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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by mhb on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:57PM (#19313660)
Of course. But you can say "Only if there's no x" about many x's. The point is that jobs are only good as a means, not an end.
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