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If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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You could actually do better, I think. You drive a carriage for hire, but It’s equipped with something like a (fire powered) water wheel so it doesn’t need horses.

Edit: It also might be of interest to them that ordinary people can afford your services. In their time schmucks walked.

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rdyoung@lemmy.world
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True. My creativity doesn’t come out with story telling like this. My creativity is more of the MacGyver type.

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That’s probably for the best. When’s the last time this situation came up? Haha.

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