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0 pointshenryfjordan6y ago0 comments

I don't get the comparison with China. They still have an incredibly significant agricultural workforce (like 30% of workers are in agriculture) compared to 2% in the US. The US already moved people off farms to factories before WWII and we're in a different stage of economic development.

We're not talking about subsistence farming vs driving for Uber here.

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9nGQluzmnq3M6y ago

In many countries like India and Indonesia, driving for Uber (or Gojek or Grab or Ola) is a viable alternative to subsistence farming.

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0 pointshenryfjordan6y ago0 comments

We're not talking about subsistence farming vs driving for Uber here.

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9nGQluzmnq3M6y ago

In many countries like India and Indonesia, driving for Uber (or Gojek or Grab or Ola) is a viable alternative to subsistence farming.

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