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To date, what do you think is the greatest invention or discovery and why? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mine is the computer. I continue to be amazed at what we can do with them.

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[–] SchmidtGenetics 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Waste removal is usually a premo paid job, yeah they could be paid more, but still pretty cushy pay for most of them. It’s not some minimum wage job and the entry barrier is usually high school education.

[–] 0110010001100010 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Depends on where you draw the line. Janitors for instance are usually paid a pittance. As are cleaning crews that vacuum the vast offices spaces around the country.

If you are talking about CDL drivers that collect trash cans then yeah, they tend to be paid well. Without all the pieces of the puzzle though the system breaks down.

Plumbers, as it turns out, are paid quite well since nobody wants to go into the trades currently.

[–] SchmidtGenetics 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s pretty fair, it’s usually referred to people after point of disposal. I’ve never heard a custodian say they work in waste management for example.

[–] 0110010001100010 3 points 6 months ago

Agreed, custodians (usually) wouldn't refer to themselves that way. Without them though, trash doesn't make it to the point of disposal. Which is a break in the chain. We could debate the finer points I'm sure, but it's about bed time for me and I have an early AM meeting with offshore.

So have a good one, and I do appreciate the discussion!