Just heard from another working class friend. He's a high class mechanic and a certain assembly line worker, if you can call it that. He's transitioning to a desk job right now. Says every joint below the waist hurts.

The other worker friend is a wreck. He works in a warehouse. Used to live in trailer that was destroyed by a tree. Moved in with this parents, who are knocking on their 80s.

Third worker friend had a heart valve transplant in his 40s.

Fuck people sending the young into "the trades".

Sure, someone must keep the lights on, but do think it's a career.