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Old 04-27-2021, 06:54 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Yes because other shows suspend disbelief
I mean I was making a joke but the basic point behind it is that in general the lower the class being represented the more unpleasant the work place being depicted and the harder it is to make it a likeable setting. I mean the workplace of The Office sucks but nobody in the office has to worry about deciding whether to pay rent or buy food and they're all sitting at desks rather than blowing out their knees and their backs doing hard labor.
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