Topic: should we call garbagemen "garbage fighters" so they get proper respect?
Sheila LaBoof started this discussion 8 years ago #69,357
you know, like fire fighters and shit
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #839,938
Waste Management Experts.
Meta joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,939
It's always puzzled me how some professions are considered "heroic" but others are not. We honor police and military, but what about the coal miners who put their life on the line every day so we can keep the lights on? The farmers who put their life on the line every day so we can eat dinner? The forestry workers who put their life on the line so we can build a house?
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,940
Heller Sytem Experts.
Washing-Up Liquid™ !jKwXp9RUNE joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 17 seconds later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,941
Sanitation Engineers. Thanks.
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Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,944
They don't fight it, they move it.
Meta replied with this 8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,945
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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 4 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,947
@839,939 (Meta)
I think it has something to do with the directness of the risk. Like, yeah coal mining sucks and you will likely get diseases, and working in a factory can get your hand crushed but those are risks you take while doing your job. Cops, firefighters, soldiers, coast guard rescue etc. have risk taking as the primary element of their job. It's a little weird because that's not really true. Most cops most of the time are not chasing down armed criminals, most firefighters do not spend most of their day inside a raging inferno, most soldiers are not stationed in a hostile foreign country actively engaged in combat etc. The general perception I think is that when the shit hits the fan, these are the people running towards the danger whereas like a farmer for the most part has a constant level of risk that just is incidental to the actual duties they perform, and they aren't asked or expected to go above and beyond what any other schlub would do in a crisis.
I think it has something to do with the directness of the risk. Like, yeah coal mining sucks and you will likely get diseases, and working in a factory can get your hand crushed but those are risks you take while doing your job. Cops, firefighters, soldiers, coast guard rescue etc. have risk taking as the primary element of their job. It's a little weird because that's not really true. Most cops most of the time are not chasing down armed criminals, most firefighters do not spend most of their day inside a raging inferno, most soldiers are not stationed in a hostile foreign country actively engaged in combat etc. The general perception I think is that when the shit hits the fan, these are the people running towards the danger whereas like a farmer for the most part has a constant level of risk that just is incidental to the actual duties they perform, and they aren't asked or expected to go above and beyond what any other schlub would do in a crisis.
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Anonymous B replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #839,948
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
What do all of those professions have in common? They eat a lot of Chili. The chili farts propel them towards the danger.
What do all of those professions have in common? They eat a lot of Chili. The chili farts propel them towards the danger.
Fuck Dogg joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 12 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #840,062
@previous (B)
> What do all of those professions have in common? They eat a lot of Chili. The chili farts propel them towards the danger.
now I will eat a lot of chili
become a hero
> What do all of those professions have in common? They eat a lot of Chili. The chili farts propel them towards the danger.
now I will eat a lot of chili
become a hero
