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Vincent Greene said:

Lastly “low skill” is elitist - i defy most people who say it to do these “low skill” jobs.

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You realize that you just pissed off the wrong Janitor!

I’m not arguing intent, I’m arguing facts. I’m sorry you’re so brainwashed by capitalism that you don’t realize the term low skill is literally bunk and a way to justify paying some hard working people subsistence wages as that’s the only possible way American capitalism can exist.I’m not saying brainwashed as an insult, said brainwashing starts Day 1 in this country. The comfortable are particularly susceptible.

Why am I the one who is "brainwashed" when I'm observing the normal dynamics of capitalism and not imagined intent? Look at the words you use... brainwashed, bunk, justify, hard working. At no time have I said that anyone does not work hard or isn't valuable as a human being. I'm the first person to say that words matter (respectful pronoun use has been long overdue), but I'm not a part of the machine because I think some jobs require little to no skill. I've worked those jobs, too, with an hour of training, and I expected low pay not because of any arbitrary label applied to the gig, but because anyone could do them.

So part of it is expectations, like the fact that apparently many college grads expect $50k more than they're really going to make, also read: double. (Again, if you're going into software, you can probably make six figures out of school.)

American capitalism can most certainly exist where a wide range of pay is possible and still respects a minimum standard of living. Fixing the problems will not happen by Bernie Bros hating millionaires and scapegoating capitalism itself. However, if more energy was put toward fixing underlying problems, then no one would care if there were more wealthy people. So give every American healthcare, more fully subsidized education, fair housing opportunities, fewer tax loopholes, that would all go a long way toward a nation with less of a gap.

Dude, skill does not equal labor. There are plenty of low skill people who work their ass off. There are plenty of highly skilled people that do not.

Skill refers to the level of knowledge/training/expertise needed to do a particular job. I am a union electrician in a highly specialized field. I am skilled, and as such I am compensated appropriately. I have also worked making hot dogs. Let me tell you that making hot dogs requires little to no skill. "Grill hot, don't burn." Now you're trained. I made way less money then, but was still compensated appropriately.

You can be low skill and still be necessary. I think that's what some people misunderstand. Skill doesn't have anything to do with how valuable your job is. There are plenty of low skill jobs that, without them, everything collapses. That means that those jobs are necessary, not that they are skilled.

“Scapegoating capitalism itself”.

Scapegoating usually refers to blaming something that’s not actually the problem. I assume you know that and yet here you are…

and plenty of “low skill” jobs can’t be done by just anyone. Ever had a bad waiter?

Also who said anything about Bernie?

I’m more into Mao.

Don’t cut yourself on all that edge, comrade.

Narrator: It was at that moment that the gang realized there was no point in continuing the conversation.

Seriously. The way that comment ran this thing right into the wall is...well, appropriate. Just gorgeous, really.

What edge? Mao was right.