Old discussion has lots of comments too https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23114103

Why is risk averse a thing. Blue collar jobs are just jobs unless you are going self employed and buying all the gear etc.

I agree. I am not naive! I would not be doing it as a lifestyle choice though. I'd do it because I need to. I have worked in a factory before so culture shock wont be there at least. I get my pay would half (luckily I am not on the US West Coast monster TC so merely it would half).

Absolutely. I am thinking what my blue collar alter ego will be.

Technucally a set is a subset of itself.

I'd love if this ends up being he gets a 1m/y pest control empire going and quits tech startups as he prefers the sweaty kind.

Down? No sir we are not down. There are elevated error rates and degraded performance.

This war is not a war. Not a.war war. Just a "war". No war has been declared.