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TheBlackWolph t1_iu11kh1 wrote

Reply to comment by crinnaursa in Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari shares photo of coal miner who rushed from work for son's first game -- and invites the family to Lexington for a game by 90daylimitedwarranty

Like the other replay touched on its the fact that he’s a coal miner. Coal mining is hard dangerous work where the company generally treats you poorly and is in flexible with things like leaving an hour early.

I hope you realize others down voted you because of your disregard for the hard work of coal mining and not because you were a “downer”

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crinnaursa t1_iu18lur wrote

I'm not trying to bring down what this guy did. I just think that This is being portrayed as a feel-good story but really is an indictment of abusive and exploitative practices of labor in this country. There are dangerous and exhausting and inflexible jobs being worked all over the country and working parents are trying the best to get time to be with their families. The fact this guy had to do this isn't noble in so much that it's shitty that society doesn't expect this kind of thing as feasible.

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gameartist3d t1_iu1hi0q wrote

It's a feel good story because the coach took his position and used it to get this guy noticed and recognized AND invited him out to another game. It's an uplifting story because in a shitty situation someone said "hey man! I notice you" to someone who deserved it. Boyo

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TheBlackWolph t1_iu1dneq wrote

That’s fair enough, but there’s no support or complacency about the current labour industry in this post. It’s just some guy who has a hard labour intensive job got noticed/appreciated and a good thing is happening for him.

Though potentially unintended, your comment (at least to me) came off as though you don’t see how this coal miner likely has one of the hardest jobs out of the people there, and he still put in the extra effort to rush to this game with his son. You focused on “why is he getting special treatment” which somewhat misses the point.

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Faust_8 t1_iu19c9f wrote

Burning coal is killing the planet and as you say, it’s a shit job anyway, so I can’t wait until there are no more coal mines and coal burning.

That’s why this story isn’t a “feel good” to me because it highlights how this dude is probably working a dangerous job with not enough pay and too many hours of it, and the job itself results in thousands dying of diseases and cancers.

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TheBlackWolph t1_iu2uwd5 wrote

He isn’t really that much more of a contributor to coal burning, they’d find someone else for the job. Coal mining actually pays a good amount (in the US at least). His work being gruelling and him still showing up and trying his best to take his kid out for a fun time is enough to make it feel good. If you want to critique about coal killing the planet complain about the companies and countries behind it, not the guy just doing his job.

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