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[–] ddplf@szmer.info 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even Marx knew that's just not true at all. And I'm not even talking about the usual 'garbage collector vs doctor' bullshit.

I'm talking fastfood worker vs cafeteria worker, where one is reheating some chemical wastes to poison people for corporate gains; whereas the other is serving cheap and nutritious food for his local community.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think both of those examples are wild generalizations.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 0 points 2 days ago

Not as much as the original claim, so I'm fine with that