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Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by antisthenes on Sunday September 05, 2021 @04:08PM (#28427333)
It could very well be worse than that.

A cultural shift may mean that people collectively decided that they will, for example, spend 8% of their income on eating out rather than 12%. That represents an aggregate decrease in demand and would indicate a negative sum game (something most of HN seems incapable of comprehending)

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Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by imtringued on Monday September 06, 2021 @04:41AM (#28431691)
>That represents an aggregate decrease in demand and would indicate a negative sum game (something most of HN seems incapable of comprehending)

No, it represents a positive sum game because the job being offered is unsustainable and therefore should be replaced by a more sustainable job.

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