• black0ut@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 month ago

    Everyone should be paid the same, no matter the field they work in. Doctors and engineers require huge skills and long careers, but they wouldn’t be there if nobody took care of their pipes, waste water, trash, cleaned the streets, built their house or served them fast food.

    Education should be free, same as housing, so it shouldn’t be a problem to spend more time studying.

    Capitalism told you nobody would bother getting a more “skilled” job, but that’s just not true. When people are allowed to freely choose what to learn and work in, without needing to think about money, they will follow their vocations and interests. The only difference will be that more people will be satisfied with their jobs, and happy to work them.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 month ago

      I can’t speak for everyone, but in a moneyless society I’d keep engineering for free, just for the social status.

    • HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 month ago

      Education should be free, same as housing

      Probably the only thing I agree with you on. Both should be just human right, not something you need a loan for. Except… if they are free - how do we pay those who work in it? Does it make teacher’s hour worth 0?

      When people are allowed to freely chose what to learn and work in, we will get a lot of artists, youtubers, gamers etc. Not doctors…

      • jtrek@startrek.website
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        1 month ago

        I am confident that many people would choose to be doctors.

        If people felt connected to their community, many would also do the unpleasant jobs needed to run it.

    • AceOnTrack@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 month ago

      Forget skilled work, think about terrible work. Why would I break my back digging trenches when I can get the same amount of time credit for doing something that won’t destroy my body.