Originally Posted by elphenor

out of the people just on this forum that do menial labor jobs, I can't think of one that isn't sharp enough to do something that engages the mind

as much as I may be accused of elitism, I think it's a special kind of negative outlook on humanity to not observe that people are much smarter than their job generally allows them to be

it is however super convenient to believe that people who occupy these jobs must do so because they aren't as intelligent or moral as someone who does not