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by pmoriarty 1321 days ago
"This mentality is what's being exploited."

There was a BBC article about this recently, titled "The workers leaving their dream jobs"[1]:

"....workers have always hoped for roles that coincide with their interests and passions ... Yet this 'do what you love' narrative comes with drawbacks. Many people find that their dream jobs require more work, under worse conditions. Others discover that the industries they idolise trade on workers' passions to keep pay low..."

[1] - https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20221010-the-workers-le...