• lime!@feddit.nu
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    2 days ago

    i do though. i order packages and the dockworkers take them off of the ship and load them onto local transport. i take a ferry and the dockworkers make sure the ship is securely tied off before i dinembark.

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      In the time before containerization a lot of people used to be dock workers. Today virtually noone is a dockworker anymore. That’s what I was referring to.

      That’s a large part of how the world became as connected as it is today.

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        yeah but automating jobs with a high risk of injury and guaranteed fatigue damage is one thing. nobody was ever a dockworker as a hobby.