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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Centrism
 
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jBrereton
May 30, 2013
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boner confessor posted:

it's not hard to find or build community ties. like few people are going to discover their passion as a stained glass window maker or whatever but plenty of people are going to end up volunteering their time just to find something to do. like litter would be a thing of the past, the elderly wouldn't die alone and bored in nursing homes, every little league team would have two coaches for every player, public libraries would drown in free labor etc.
Have you ever worked in care?

It's loving soul destroying.

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jBrereton
May 30, 2013
Grimey Drawer

boner confessor posted:

yeah, my first job was in the laundry of a hospice and i also assisted the CNAs with menial tasks for dinner. tell me all about my own life experiences, friend :allears:
People don't leave care work because they're getting paid, they leave it because it is emotionally draining, especially as you get older and your relationship with your own parents becomes more of a caring role. Part of the appeal of work is living another reality from your home life, where you can be (in fact have to be) a different person for a while. That isn't going to change in whatever post resource scarcity land you've invented.

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