The fracking manna in the U.S. is so unexpected.

Labor, and job

It seems that in essence, workers in capitalist societies are detached from their jobs, so to speak. After they've spent years on a certain job or in a certain organization, naturally they would somewhat feel it's their own backyard. However, it happens in reality that the employer can just lock them out and tell them the jobs don't need them any more, without any advance notice, not even on the day before.

A worker doesn't own the job, he only owns his labor.

A worker sells his labor, and an employer buys it. And no one is selling a job, and no one is buying one. So, perhaps "job market" is a false name. And "labor market" is a much more suitable one.

厨艺

如果你想变得做菜好吃，生个孩子。

如果你想变得做菜好吃又快速，生两个。

如果你想变得象餐厅大厨一样专业，做菜好吃快速又成本低，生三个孩子吧。

:-)