Every single ‘software engineer’ I know who has ever over-valued their own work over blue collar work has, without fail, turned out to be MAGAs or incels. They tend to be the people who have their self worth wrapped up in their compensation and status, and are quick to anger when transit workers or delivery drivers, who work long hours in ways that are taxing in every way, break their narrative for themselves

@skinnylatte wow, I read that and I wonder if the folks reacting even know basic economics.

the UPS folks need to be making this much? they have to eat and pay for housing in the same markets the tech workers do? the tech salaries are what drove up prices? SMH

@draNgNon @skinnylatte Not just the tech salaries, a whole bunch of regulatory negligence also helped make things worse (#CarCentric development and SFH zoning is a major contributor in North America).

In the end though, that still leaves delivery drivers (and everyone else) needing to cope with the costs that induces.