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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by jacobr1 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @06:39PM (#34268616)
The distribution matters. How common are the bad/good/mediocre scenarios? Some just might be mostly bad, with rare exceptions. While other jobs might be mostly good, with rare bad cases, so you might risk this outcome.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:32PM (#34269773)
The distribution isn’t random though. At some point people need to be honest with themselves about where they’re likely to wind up.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by bobkazamakis on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:22PM (#34270919)
>At some point people need to be honest with themselves about where they’re likely to wind up.

Ah, the social mobility of the american dream.

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