eh having run a firm and hired and fired dozens of people, "education" matters little and innate intelligence / capacity predicts success well. "de-skilling" is good because it lets you find a $12/hr worker and not require a $50/hr worker for the same output.https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/1209717805941063680 …
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3/ At $500, I will certainly sharpen knives for a few millionaires ... and everyone in the middle class or lower will never be able to afford my services. At $5, many more people get access to a useful service / product. Deskilling creates value for consumers ... AND ...
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4/ it frees up the high skilled people to do things (i.e. create value, i.e. improve human lives) in other ways.
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I've got a very nice ~ $200 Shun that I use in the kitchen. Got it free bc of some coupon. Sharpen it w whetstones and a jig. When I butcher farm animals I use a set of $25 Dexter Russels with cheap plastic handles that I sharpen w an electric sharpener. Latter works great.
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Reminds me of the era decades back when a guy would stroll thru the suburbs, ringing a bell, hauling a mobile grinding wheel, selling knife sharpening. Apparently made him a decent living at that price.
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To the other end of your point, I need (want) a sword sharpened. Rare naval-fittings katana (most ended up on ocean floor in WWII). Paid $500 for it, sharpening will cost $3000 - raising value to ~$4000 if done right, and will be destroyed if anything goes wrong.
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