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jacquesmtoday at 3:51 PM1 replyview on HN

I don't think technologists are blue collar. They are not necessarily part of the owner class but true blue collar work is not done behind desks.


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AndrewKemendotoday at 4:04 PM

These terms are all pretty flexible - blue collar in 1950 is extremely different than blue collar in 2026.

What category would you place the following 99% of human people:

You you will lose your ability to eat and have housing if you do not show up to a place (even if it’s at your rented apartment) and spend hours doing on what someone else wants you to do

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