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Originally Posted by polak
One tech innovation that reduces the demand for oil and our sand in the north becomes worthless. If you look at the exponential development of human technology since the industrial revolution, it's not outrageous to think that this could happen in a matter of decades.
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Don't disagree. So shouldn't we get as much of it as possible before that happens?
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Originally Posted by polak
Pfft. I've worked in and out of the patch. You work no harder than any other industry but you have many more perks. It's the definition of cushy. Show me any other industry in Calgary where admin assistants make 60K a year.
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That's not the definition of cushy (undemanding, easy), that's the definition of well-compensated. I agree, this industry is well-compensated and as a result so is everyone else in this city relative to what they could make doing the same thing elsewhere. But it is not cushy.