[xyzzy4747]

I find it quite ironic that the author cares so much about housing costs and presumably money, but at the same time she chose a profession that has a low average salary.

If you are worried about costs, do something that pays better.

If everyone picked low-GDP professions like her then in the extreme case you’d have a country like Democratic Republic of Congo with low housing costs but also you’re practically squatting in nature in a hut.

[CapstanRoller]

>If everyone picked low-GDP professions

If everyone picked high-GDP professions, society would collapse. Imagine a world where everyone is a CEO and nobody knows how to fix a water main or run a cafeteria.

>If you are worried about costs, do something that pays better.

We should start by paying better for the things people already do. Rewarding those who keep the lights on incentivizes keeping the lights on.

[pchangr]

1. The price of a 1 bedroom apartment in Congo’s capital city center is literally double that of Berlin. 2. My personal definition of a failed society is one that fails to fulfill the basic needs of its people.. and yes, that includes people with a profesion that has a low average salary.