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Re:90% of My Skills Are Now Worth $0 by sjducb on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:09AM (#35629112)
This is true until they need something from the outside world. Having no money is a problem if you need a doctor.
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Re:90% of My Skills Are Now Worth $0 by slothtrop on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:48AM (#35629676)
They (hunter-gatherers) would be the first to tell you they don't need something from the outside world.
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Re:90% of My Skills Are Now Worth $0 by shellfishgene on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @03:26PM (#35632234)
The hunter-gatherer who finds out it takes a dentist 20 minutes to make his year long toothache go away will quickly disagree.
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Re:90% of My Skills Are Now Worth $0 by slothtrop on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:17PM (#35632798)
There are cruder means to get rid of tooth aches. You can't think of a better example than that?
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Re:90% of My Skills Are Now Worth $0 by sjducb on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @08:55AM (#35801825)
I just visited a tea plantation where the average salary was about $2.50/day and people were raising kids on that. The average per person is less than $2/day.

Those people know about the outside world, send their kids to school and are aware that they can't afford to go to the doctor.

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