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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 4:41 pm
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I have suggested no false binary, but you are free to perceive the existence of false binaries even where they in fact don't exist. I am not so naive as to assume that there is no such thing as slave labor unfortunately still existing too. But Pilots, FAs and miles/points/travel bloggers generally are neither indentured servants nor slaves. Are you going to continue to suggest that I am peddling a false binary about working conditions even after this?

Feeling sorry for pilots or flight attendants making their money by flying is a bit like feeling sorry for Lucky making his money by flying. The flight crew members and the OMAAT owner have flying as part of their way of working to make money, something that is part of ordinary life. Flight crew members and OMAAT owner chose their work to make money, maybe even because they love(d) to fly/travel, and are generally neither indentured servants nor slaves. So what's there to feel sorry about these people who chose to fly for work? All work that involves flying isn't equally lucrative with all other work that involves flying, but flight crew members and commercial travel/miles/points bloggers generally chose their work with flying rather than having it forced upon them.

Originally Posted by Adam1222
I do think they are false .....
Since you do think those earlier words are false, then you should have no problem providing prima facie evidence showing my statement as being factually wrong.

Until you are able and willing to demonstrate otherwise, and probably even then, I stand by the fact that "Pilots, FAs and miles/points/travel bloggers don't generally fall into the category of being indentured servants or otherwise forced to work by their employers/clients" is indeed a fact.

Until you are able and willing to demonstrate otherwise, and probably even then, I stand by the fact that "Working for money is part of ordinary life, no matter how or how much the job keeps you or takes you from home and whether or not the person is single, coupled or otherwise has a family."

Feel free to try to disregard these facts.

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