r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • 1d ago

Infodumping Unskilled does not mean un needed.

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u/ArmchairJedi 1d ago

"Unskilled labor" is word used in academia. It doesn't mean a laborer doesn't have any skills, it means they don't have specialized training.

Its not 'a myth'. It's not an insult. Its simply a label for a specific group a laborers.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 19h ago

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u/ArmchairJedi 1d ago

The only people using to mean something other than it does, is people such as yourself who OPENLY know what the language means, but intentionally manipulate it anyways.

The same would just as easily eventually happen with new labels such as "entry level" or "low barrier" labor to. So what's the point?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 19h ago

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u/ArmchairJedi 19h ago

You outright said you 'understand' what I pointed out....that unskilled labor is a term used in academia and doesn't mean a laborer lacks skill... yet had used it in its (quoting you) "colloquial connotations that departs from the intention of the definition".

That's being intentionally manipulative.... or lying, because you didn't know what it actually meant and are embarrassed for being called out.