How do you maintain labor diversity?

I'm assuming you're basing this ratio entirely on subjective experience of the people around you, but I assure you, there are many, many people out there who are satisfied with an honest trade. I personally have utterly no desire for fame or fortune, nor do I really know anyone who does. I, and the vast majority of people, simply want to be able to utilise our time and skills to be useful to our community. You claimed that I based my argument on my subjective experience (you're right) but then did the same. I don't think many people expect a perfect career, but that doesn't mean that they don't expect a job better than cleaning toilets. My point wasn't, in any case, that noone would want to work in any capacity that helps society. The problem is just that the ratio of dream jobs to real jobs is one sided. I'm not expecting everyone to have their perfect career, and I think you're putting words in my mouth by saying so. All I am saying is that whatever career you choose, you should receive the full fruits of your labor. I agree and I don't think it's fair to criticise communism for failing to give everyone their dream job, since no other system offers that either. My point there was just against people who think that people will all fall into their perfect career and everyone will be happy and society will be perfectly productive. Utopianism just delegitimizes communism because it makes people distrust it.
And how many prospective neurosurgeons have we lost to capitalism? How many potential Einsteins forced to the coalmines to feed their family? How many Mozarts lost to a life of endless shiftwork, holding down three jobs just to pay rent? Never claimed it was a good thing and never praised capitalism for it. However, it's necessary at some point. I wanted to be a fighter pilot but I'm 5 foot 3 and they laughed at me and called me cyclinder due to my stocky build, so I know all too well the pain of rejection.

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