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Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by csours on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:32PM (#26995657)
With apologies to William Gibson "The post-scarcity future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed."
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Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by TimPC on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:32PM (#26999635)
Average Income in the US is $68,703 which certainly doesn't pay a mortgage in most big cities. So I think post scarcity is a tad optimistic. If nothing else there is always going to be a shortage of non-apartment housing where people want to live.
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Re:Labor shortage or terrible jobs? by humanrebar on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:39PM (#27001617)
68k would be a lot if rent was reasonable.
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