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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, your argument is bad. I think the number of people who legitimately think, "a barista should be paid the same as a surgeon!" are in an extreme minority. What's not in the minority, however, are the number of people who attempt to justify poverty wages for people working jobs that don't require as much training. The person you responded to was justified in calling your argument a leap because it is

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a leap for anyone who has poor reading comprehension and refuses to engage in the topic and would rather push a view.