Under capitalism, a lot of the time, highly dangerous jobs are also highly paid. Kind of a balance that the individual decides to engage with. Same idea behind getting an advanced degree in STEM or law. I think of my job by example, I’m a power plant operator at a large combined cycle plant. No fucking shot I’d be doing this if the pay wasn’t good. I’m around explosive and deadly hot shit all day.

  • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
    83·
    3 days ago

    Your job isn’t dangerous. It’s potentially dangerous…but well-regulated and rated as very safe by employment standards.

    Resource extraction jobs, for example, are statistically the least safe and tend to not pay well.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
      54·
      2 days ago

      3 times higher than national average for fatalities… based on the bureau of labor statistics, but sure, tell me again I have a safe job. You recognize not being the MOST dangerous doesnt make it not dangerous right?

      • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
        43·
        2 days ago

        Your job remains statistically safe. Calling it “dangerous” isn’t accurate.

        Your argument is like saying flying is more dangerous than other travel because you die more often when there’s an accident.

            • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
              23·
              2 days ago

              In the US around 30 people a year die from chainsaws. Because that number is small compared to other hazards, chainsaws are safe and not dangerous. This is your argument, do you see that, at all?

              • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
                32·
                2 days ago

                Yes. Chainsaws are very safe…if you get a newer chainsaw you basically have to intentionally injure yourself with it.

                Seems like this is a pointless argument about potentially dangerous vs statistically dangerous.

                I’ll concede that you’re paid well because all the training you receive to make your dangerous job safe puts a premium on labour in your sector. Better?

                I’m trying to stick to your original question, though: the most (statistically) dangerous jobs under capitalism aren’t very well paid - relatively (like resource extraction), and under communism all jobs aren’t paid the same.

                  • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
                    21·
                    2 days ago

                    Thanks for the bad faith exchange a la Reddit. Nostalgic. Some people just want to pick fights and be jerks, and there’s nothing I can do about it.