That’s a good explanation of generational poverty and why it’s so expensive to be poor, but if Vimes is looking for the real reason the rich are so rich, he should read about surplus labor value. He seems to have ignored the broader class dynamics at play under capitalism.

Or maybe things are different on Discworld, I haven’t actually read the books.

Fair enough, but in a more just system, class would not exist, at all.

FTFY :P

I have a work profile for my work stuff. All my personal stuff is on Owner.

I came to this thread to mention that I love editing OpenStreetMap, but then again, it really isn’t all that niche. It just isn’t talked about much.

In California (and Connecticut), you don’t have to pay to use the air pumps at gas stations. You can just go inside and ask them to turn on the air pump, and they legally have to.