Ten pounds of personality in a five-pound bag
This essay was very poignant.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cable-tech-dick-cheney-sex-dungeon_n_5c0ea571e4b06484c9fd4c21
It’s the kind of thing that would have completely changed my perspective if I had read it in 2007, because I simply was not exposed to this kind of job back then. Not that I am a lot now, but, I’m at least a little better informed.
It is good for growing empathy for people in low wage jobs, people on disability, people with addictions.
Saw this Substack post today.
https://substack.com/@carriecariello/note/c-166796284?r=2ng1ln
“Your son might work in a grocery store bagging groceries for the rest of his life.”
And? So what? That’s an important job. Grocery stores are fundamental in keeping our society running.
The people who work in our grocery stores are an important part of our community.
And they should be able to afford to live in any community in this country.
This is why I support subsidized housing in my neighborhood. Because people like Jack deserve to live among people like me.
Don’t be an ableist, classist shitheel. Support integrated subsidized housing.
Saw this video from Professor Neil and it has a good explanation of why tradwife social media content doesn’t show them doing unpleasant, necessary tasks; rather, they are performing aspirational optional tasks, like “making cereal from scratch. For toddlers.”
The book he referenced: Theory of the Leisure Class, by Thorstein Vebelen.
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