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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by lm28469 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @11:14AM (#28918975)
While valid for a lot of industries, I'm not sure the productivity of driving a truck from A to B doubled since the 70s
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by joebob42 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @12:05PM (#28919700)
Probably at least a little: logistics has improved substantially since then. Also the value of the stuff in the truck is up, I'm not sure how that plays in.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by ouid on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @11:28AM (#28919190)
the opportunity cost still would.
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Re:High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid sho... by kragen on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @08:40PM (#28925508)
Hi, I took the time to try to answer your question in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28893728; would you be willing to clarify?
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