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31. Who's gonna pick the fruit?

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Wed Oct 20, 2021, 07:22 PM

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interesting Tweet of THE Morning [View all] YoshidaYui Oct 2021 OP

Yep. calimary Oct 2021 #1

This. Yep. n/t TygrBright Oct 2021 #2

I endeavor to suggest that one part of humanity chose to make nearly everyone else Ford_Prefect Oct 2021 #3

I'd suggest that they are god. plimsoll Oct 2021 #14

Unfortunately, the fruit has to get to your floatie thing somehow A HERETIC I AM Oct 2021 #4

That was my thought as well -- but we SHOULD have more quality free time Martin Eden Oct 2021 #12

Yup! Jetsons was the aspiration... AleksS Oct 2021 #21

For that matter Martin Eden Oct 2021 #23

Amen! Mary in S. Carolina Oct 2021 #5

Even in the harshest climates, hunter-gatherers work about 20 hours a week localroger Oct 2021 #6

The earth is already overpopulated. Eyeball_Kid Oct 2021 #8

So much bullshit only to finally retire broke. rickyhall Oct 2021 #7

I don't know of any jobs that are actually 9 to 5. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #9

And then there are swing and graveyard shiftf. soldierant Oct 2021 #13

Most of my working life I did shift work. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #26

Oh, I agree! soldierant Oct 2021 #35

Whenever I need to make an appointment for something, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #40

Same here! Silver Gaia Oct 2021 #43

When I was in college, we had a professor on loan from Oxford (don't remember niyad Oct 2021 #47

If no one works, where will you get the fruit? LogicFirst Oct 2021 #10

I pick mine from the tree and one for the I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #34

I've been retired for the last couple of years, and it seems like I'm constantly 70sEraVet Oct 2021 #11

Love it! Delphinus Oct 2021 #16

bravo, you NJCher Oct 2021 #22

+1 llmart Oct 2021 #44

This reminds me of one of my favorite Douglas Adams quotes: iscooterliberally Oct 2021 #15

Excellent quote, thank you Escurumbele Oct 2021 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #38

So it's all bullshit? BadGimp Oct 2021 #17

Ask the people in Denmark why they don't think it's all bullshit Mr. Ected Oct 2021 #18

Exactly! BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #20

Guess I'm lucky. Freelancer going on 28.5 years. Auggie Oct 2021 #19

He is right, and I have a story that depicts that exactly. Escurumbele Oct 2021 #24

2 hours a day is a hobby... lame54 Oct 2021 #32

9-5? lunch breaks? 5 day work week? Skittles Oct 2021 #27

To quote the late great George Carlin... It's all bullshit. Blue Owl Oct 2021 #28

We know of two alternatives to working 9 to 5 in an economy, and neither attracts me... paulkienitz Oct 2021 #29

BS Jobs IbogaProject Oct 2021 #30

Ahh, yes. I read that book recently. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #41

Who's gonna pick the fruit? lame54 Oct 2021 #31

Am I the only poster who thinks this Tweet sucks? Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #36

You are not BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #45

My work is rewarding Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #48

Agreed 100% BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #49

No BannonsLiver Oct 2021 #53

Yes! BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #56

kick Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #37

The beer isn't free today, try tomorrow Historic NY Oct 2021 #39

But people are oh so much more controllable when they're always just one mistake from total failure. NullTuples Oct 2021 #42

Try living in, say, India. In a clothing factory. All above in America IS paradise. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #46

Americans: SayItLoud Oct 2021 #50

Yeah, not really. Renew Deal Oct 2021 #55

"We don't want people to think they don't have to work hard to survive." malthaussen Oct 2021 #51

That comment on 7 hours of school for kids followed by 7 hours of homework is telling. Efilroft Sul Oct 2021 #52

Who does he propose doing the work in the "hanging out" lifestyle? Renew Deal Oct 2021 #54

He's BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2021 #57

Whomever wrote this tweet drexelkathy Oct 2021 #58