Comment on 20 Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories

reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  There are places that still have fresh milk delivery, but it’s not as common.

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• massive_bereavement@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I find it endearing: Cigar factory workers, mostly women, hired collectively someone to read to them to keep them entertained, and in some cases, educated. While I guess you can get a similar experience with audiobooks, if it was me, I would miss the sense of community and live performing.

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  • DrBob@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I used to work construction and I learned that environments that keep hands busy and minds idle have a huge capacity to turn toxic. I think the lector provided entertainment and gave people something to talk about other than each other.

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