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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by xster on Thursday August 08, 2019 @10:42PM (#20650931)
Ah, I see where you're coming from. I mean retraining just seems to make sense and we all want it to work, but pragmatically, they just don't https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/01/the-fa....

Our mental plasticity just has age related limits.

I'd also debate the conclusion you're making on which approach is more patronizing. I'd assume giving you (and everyone) the means to make your own choices with money is less patronizing than appointing your specific job as a lost cause and appointing new jobs for you to go train yourself for.

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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by clairity on Friday August 09, 2019 @02:38PM (#20657155)
the point wasn't that retraining is "the answer" (or appointing of jobs) but that owners/managers/leaders should talk to the people involved to find solutions. it's otherwise patronizing and arrogant to bestow solutions from on high.

also, on people's intrinsic motivations: people don't want money in and of itself. people want esteem (e.g., status) and influence (e.g., power). jobs and careers provide those things; handouts do not.

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