- Care work ought to pay what tech work pays.
- Care work ought to pay its workers that, not its managers that.
- Care work shouldn't see managers driving around in brand new luxury cars while the staff scrape by month to month.
And if you think that's crazy; consider this:
- Care work is the *only* work that can't be outsourced to AI and automation.
- Care work is *fucking hard*.
- Every one of us will need it eventually.
And, frankly, care work matters far more than tech work.
Matt Wilcox
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