A Taiwanese netizen asks about professions with lower socio-economic class (in Taiwan) but with stable income even higher than average people.
Quote from omare: Do you know if there are any professions with socio-economic class in the middle or lower, but with stable income even higher than average people? Any gossips?
Almost all the professions that our culture looks down upon can we find wealthy ones. Some examples around me are the funeral industry, resource recycling, fruit farmers, and dairy farmers.
Back then, all the people I knew started from the bottom, but each of them had an entrepreneurial talent. I believe that no matter which industry they were thrown into, they would be able to manage it well.
"Low socio-economic class" is an inaccurate term to use here, since it already implies a low income. However, the term itself ties social and economic status together, actually pointing out the blind spots of our culture, the narrowness of our values, and the contradictions in the ratio of effort and reward between managers and laborers under capitalism.
It is a pity that our culture rarely notices those who live truly peaceful and happy lives. Even if they occasionally make the news, the focus is on the contrast between their low social status, presenting a superficial attitude of "it is rare for someone with low social status to be content and happy." Unexpectedly, the quality of life of these people is actually beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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