> "that's what you're worth"
Your argument is sound, but this is really unfortunate phrasing.
It's actually what your work is worth. Not what you as a person is worth, and it's important to keep those things separate, both for sanity and rigor.
Your argument is sound, but this is really unfortunate phrasing.
It's actually what your work is worth. Not what you as a person is worth, and it's important to keep those things separate, both for sanity and rigor.
No one cares if your apartment is clean which is why no one pays you to clean your apartment.
But certainly you must interact with people outside of your job?
it has value to society, massive value. If no-one does it, society collapses pretty quickly.
But we don't pay people (women, mostly) to do it.