note: not a vent post- just something i was thinking about the other day. I'm pretty happy with how I'm doing in life :)

i love teaching and have had several tutor jobs, but teachers are treated like absolute dog water in my country (and in most other countries, i assume) with horrible pay. i basically have to do CS to make enough money to support some family members later on in life. it's not even that I'd want some incredible pay for being a teacher, I'd just need a guarantee my family would be taken care of.

post how your career would be different under socialism.

  • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I will say I think it's utopian to think socialism is where everybody gets to choose whatever job they want most. Socialism will still need servers, roofers, landscapers, miners and bus drivers, honestly a lot more of those than visual artists or whatever. It will more than likely be true that you'll just be doing a job like you do now, but for the collective instead of for :porky-happy:

    • SaniFlush [any, any]
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      2 years ago

      The difference being that even the grunt work is fairly compensated and leaves time for leisure.

      • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        For sure, and also there is potential for a real source of fulfilment in building socialism with your comrades by mopping floors instead of building profit for the most evil people in society

        • SaniFlush [any, any]
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          2 years ago

          assuming the other workers are not a bunch of senior citizens who totally buy into the grift.

    • eatmyass
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      1 year ago

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    • UnicodeHamSic [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Infact socialism will not need servers. You can grab your plates off the counter like an adult.

      • goatmeal [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Rant: Coffeeshop barista who liked me had an encounter with my dad who demanded to be served by her. He kept saying he liked a "full service breakfast" and is generally a dick to waitstaff.

    • Wildgrapes [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Truly true but I always think there's actually lots of people who would like those jobs if a) treated and paid well, b) building towards something that is contributing to socialism.

      Like I always think I'd happily teach, barista, do outdoor labor, and more if doing so wouldn't immediately cut my pay by like 60%