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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

In Japan I see many elderly guys work as traffic assistants, eg to help children get to school safely. Can be annoying at times and I don't know how/if they get paid, but definitely gives them something to do and connects them to other people.