• Luminocta@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Where does it say you don’t get paid?

    Also, in terms of understanding how things happen, this is definitely not a bad thing.

    So many people take everything for granted. I worked a couple of years in agriculture. Long days, tough work. I will never look down on a farmer, and it thought me some neat lessons in life too.

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      2 months ago

      You get paid for jury duty. Making a living off of that? When i read national duty i heard conscription in my head. Maybe because i just assume the idea is as good as the compensation.

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      I worked on a farm from 23-30 and my body is kinda destroyed now. Had surgery on my wrist, my back hurts all the time. I’m getting arthritis in my fingers and knees. All at the ripe age of 36.

      It’s definitely valuable work, but there’s a reason old farmers tend to walk like Arthur Morgan.

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      Maybe in that one aspect, but I’d imagine the mandatory labor at likely very low wages will make most people resent it more than anything.