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HPsquared on Dec 5, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Sitters and Standers

Using the brain can be especially hard work because you can't let your mind wander. You're giving over more of yourself to the employer.

giraffe_lady on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

I've done a lot of blue collar work too and construction and line cooking are not in my experience more conducive to daydreaming than programming is. I assume nearly all workers are fully engaged.

astura on Dec 8, 2024 | [–]

And a roofer can?

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