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Re:Americans Have Never Been So Unwilling to Relocate for a ... by shaky-carrousel on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:12AM (#35985675)
The idea that software engineers account for most of the American workforce (which is what I said) is so egocentric that I hope you just misread.
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Re:Americans Have Never Been So Unwilling to Relocate for a ... by belmont_sup on Thursday May 18, 2023 @09:00AM (#35987246)
Seriously. Anyone only has to look for a second and see how many Americans are struggling day to day, paycheck by paycheck. Quick search says up to 78% of Americans do. That’s “essentially indentured servitude”.
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Re:Americans Have Never Been So Unwilling to Relocate for a ... by nsxwolf on Thursday May 18, 2023 @10:15AM (#35988242)
They aren't indentured to another person, they're indentured to the laws of nature - needing to eat, find shelter, etc. When in human history has this not been the case?
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Re:Americans Have Never Been So Unwilling to Relocate for a ... by uoaei on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:26PM (#35994263)
Where are you living that you are getting free food and housing? Everyone I know is obligated to pay someone for those things. In that way people are "indentured" to those who can provide those things, as there is no reasonable way to procure them without money, which can only be earned by submitting oneself to another's will.
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