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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? (lemm.ee)

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[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah for sure, they had my job then, some advancements have been made is all.

[-] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sitting jester

[-] charlytune@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. I'd just say "you know how the Courts have the power to do X, and decide Y? Well the government decided to devolve those powers to an independent office, so that people didn't have to pay for lawyers and deal with complicated legal processes. I work in that office making the Y decisions."

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