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1. Lord_Zero · 1791080334 · focus · HN ↗

   One thing rarely mentioned is what happens when all the white collar people lose their job and can no longer pay for expensive blue collar work?

   1. defrost · 1791081357 · focus · HN ↗

      Simple enough, one group will be living in houses falling apart, the other group will be renovating distressed cheap housing into relative mansions to live in or flip at cost or less.

      1. theteapot · 1791082075 · focus · HN ↗

         What does that mean?

         1. taneq · 1791086152 · focus · HN ↗

            Tradies will buy poorly maintained houses and fix them up.

            1. rogerrogerr · 1791091949 · focus · HN ↗

               ChatGPT will tell everyone else (who cares to do it) how to do the same thing. It's not hard.

               1. defrost · 1791092320 · focus · HN ↗

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               2. taneq · 1791098514 · focus · HN ↗

                  As a software guy who’s worked alongside trades for the past 15 years, ChatGPT can tell you some of the tricks but the know-how comes from hands-on experience. I’ve lost count of the tips and tricks I’ve picked up from watching and talking to those guys.
            2. gWPVhyxPHqvk · 1791117910 · focus · HN ↗

               And sell them to... ?
      2. rogerrogerr · 1791091635 · focus · HN ↗

         There is a much larger number of people who can do electrical work than those who are "electricians". We will instead see more people doing their own work, mostly with success.

         1. defrost · 1791092103 · focus · HN ↗

            Regardless, dry walling, stud framing, roof trussing, foundations, plumbing, gas fitting, electrics, etc are all umbrella'ed under "blue collar work".

            Those who can, will, those who can't won't - and in response to the question posed, those who can no longer afford will either have to learn how or put up with decay creep.

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