I struggle to find a term that allows for an equality between what I do on a daily basis, and what a fisherman does. Somehow, 'different but equal in effort' just doesn't seem accurate.
Which isn't to say that we aren't putting in work, or doing our best, or burning the candle, or creating amazing things.
You can do all of those things, and still not have as difficult a job as someone else. Because all work isn't the same.
And so I take a chunk of umbrage at whinging about the unfairness that we make so little while doing so much. "... struggle through and at best maybe make a decent living..." is a pretty damned entitled way to see the world.