bitcoinbadger on Nostr: I grew up in South Texas where a high school class held competitions on who could ...

I grew up in South Texas where a high school class held competitions on who could accurately identify grasses (I wasn't an Ag kid, by the way).

There is DEFINITELY a science to agriculture to feed people/animals...or groundskeeping for stadiums, golf courses, etc.

But that's a far cry from the guy on the lawnmower with his airpods in...just cruising (and sweating) while pumping out his 6-10 hours/day of work. It's honest work, but it is low skill.

Yes - any customer facing job requires social skills, but the ones with the highest knack for it will gravitate to waiting at nice restaurants where they are rewarded for those social skills...or they are moving up to higher pay and adding new skills to their portfolio.

Me, I never wanted to deal with patrons in a restaurant, so I swung a hammer in high school and college...until I got an engineering degree...then career-pivoted into software development and analytics based upon self-study and recognizing opportunity.