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1. whb07+Fb[view] [source] 2020-03-30 18:09:43
>>onewho+(OP)
Can anyone who isn't part of the über elite in tech actually provide a point of view on this? It is very easy for the well-off to always comment with "Not paid enough and so i always add a 25% tip on top".

Let's get this straight, out of the possible jobs that exist that require no experience, no education, very little mental or physical risk or exhaustion, this one ranks probably near the very top.

There are very many jobs that have the same requirements that don't pay as well or are very demanding physically, mentally or both. Why are some of the other jobs that have to exist quickly forgotten? Is it because of the exposure to the healthy and wealthier techie crowd?

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2. elicas+nj[view] [source] 2020-03-30 18:54:14
>>whb07+Fb
I work in the labor movement. How can you say, in this moment, that they aren't facing physical risk? Their demands are specifically focused on the exposure they face to this virus.

Also, I don't know if you've ever had a job that's underpaid where you work with the public, but it's incredibly exhausting and frustrating and nothing like my comparatively stress-free job where I get to sit at a computer all day. Now imagine doing that in this moment of crisis where you're doing deliveries so that others don't have to risk themselves!

To your specific question, obviously something about Instacart will get more play on a tech site than, say, sanitation workers. I don't think that's odd. But there's no reason to assume that one needs to come at the expense at another -- if you start a thread about sanitation workers, I'd be first to upvote it.

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