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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 60 points 1 year ago (41 children)

It's less of a pain when the work you do is fun and interesting, but ironically when that's the case you're usually making even more money for someone else.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

yes but a factotum is a person who does general, menial jobs, and Bukowski was writing about his (assumed true) experience finding work after being rejected for ~~thrww1~~ the WW2 draft. (EDIT: typo)

[–] 12345678@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was WWII, and I don't know if he actually got rejected, the end of Ham on Rye implies he just didn't register.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

typo, I meant 2.

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