Post 9h2DJXevLSo9WyPR5c by jannamark@octodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9h2Ab69I4BSLYkIDQm by jannamark@octodon.social
2019-03-22T16:00:13Z
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I deserve UBI, and so do you. This occurred to me the other day while searching for the 4-digit code for the pineapple I was purchasing from my local grocery store. Q: When did I become a checkout clerk?A: Shortly after the job became automated. A robot didn't steal the checkout clerk's job - not really. The robot distributes the checkout clerk's duties to the grocery store's customers. To you and me.If that were my only unpaid part-time job, (1/n)
(DIR) Post #9h2AevqkIg2Om9RlZI by feld@bikeshed.party
2019-03-22T16:01:42.705849Z
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@jannamark not only that, but god damn these stickers are yet another example of humans doing stupid things that pretend to be smart, but actually just add unnecessary pollution
(DIR) Post #9h2C1XKXjFMNLQj7hY by jannamark@octodon.social
2019-03-22T16:11:52Z
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maybe the time I spend weekly as a volunteer checkout clerk wouldn't amount to much. But that's not my only part-time unpaid job. As an American taxpayer, it falls to me to be figure out how much to pay the State and Federal governments, with significant legal and financial penalties if I make a mistake. Of course there are significant penalties if I make a mistake as a checkout clerk, too. A keystroke error could make a shoplifter of me. (2/n)
(DIR) Post #9h2C1XYisWhc3PMRns by feld@bikeshed.party
2019-03-22T16:16:58.949992Z
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@jannamark Try to explain to conservatives that you have a part-time unpaid job as a checkout clerk and watch their heads spin. They literally cannot grasp the concept and would rather see your grocery store / co-op / whatever be closed down and cause a food desert because it's unsustainable from a capitalism point of view than to recognize that we need to inject government assistance into these ecosystems to make sure the local population doesn't have to rely on convenience stores / bodegas / fast food to survive.
(DIR) Post #9h2DJXevLSo9WyPR5c by jannamark@octodon.social
2019-03-22T16:28:09Z
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Those penalties pale in comparison to the consequences of my regular stint as a volunteer part-time gas station attendant. Not only do I absorb small amounts of toxins, but a lapse in attention could cause a toxic spill or even a fire.Those aren't my only unpaid part-time gigs. I'm also a billing assistant, medical insurance clerk, patient advocate, purchasing agent, research assistant, and occasional travel agent. But, wait! there's more!(3/n)
(DIR) Post #9h2DJXyQAyP6VRX0To by feld@bikeshed.party
2019-03-22T16:31:25.875045Z
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@jannamark are you serious? how do you have that many jobs? where do you live?I am shocked, fascinated, appalled, ashamed, and in awe at the same time.This is not normal.
(DIR) Post #9h2JkxKcbQu4hFMtY8 by jannamark@octodon.social
2019-03-22T16:44:31Z
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I'm also an admittedly slovenly maid, a pretty good cook, if I do say so myself, and the household's tech support, all unpaid. The most important part of my unpaid labor is of course as an elder caregiver to my mother, and I'm learning a lot from this job. Like she remembers early automated restaurants. She says you could see the kitchen staff putting the food in the little windows, but everyone pretended it was all automatic. (4/n)
(DIR) Post #9h2JlmPKhfyX6cxsTQ by jannamark@octodon.social
2019-03-22T16:50:27Z
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Right now I need to take a break to do some of those jobs, but I promise to get back to this thread as soon as possible. (5/n)