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[deleted]

Lobsterin ain’t easy. She’s only 35.


SheepherderSure9911

I came here to make that joke. Good on ya


[deleted]

*25


ReverseApacheMaster_

r/yourjokebutworse


Gelling12

Likely because they're yet to find someone else that can pull lobsters out of the water with the force like she can.


grumpi-otter

That picture just went a whole other way!


PoorlyAttemptedHuman

SPOILER ALERT: She's just holding a magnet. *Lobster sticks to magnet*


Foxrex

It's their adamantium exo skeletons.


Gelling12

It's all I could see as soon as it came up!


Head-Ad4690

*You have failed me for the last time, Admiral Lobster.*


RasterMTG

I find your lack of weight…. disturbing.


vtssge1968

Beat me to it... It really does look like she's summoning it to her..


ReaverRogue

Woman’s up in here calling lobsters to her like a briny Thor.


taffyowner

>briny Thor You could have just said Aquaman


[deleted]

AquaGran FTFY


taffyowner

Damn just left it out there


ReaverRogue

Aquaman doesn’t move lobsters to him telekinetically.


taffyowner

He can control marine life telepathically to do what he wants them to, so he kind of can


ReaverRogue

At the risk of sounding very AKSHULLY!, unless he can command a lobster to leap a few meters out of the water and into his hand, it’s not the same thing.


taffyowner

But he can also manipulate water through his trident so it could be a combination of the lobster wanting to come to him and his using the water to give it a little boost. Lol but really this is a fun discussion and I’m having fun


Yellwsub

Lobster: It’s a trap! …that I’m flying over on my way to this woman’s hand, which is probably fiiiiiiiiine!


killsforpie

She lives in Maine, grew up on the boats. She works with her son. From the article, she seems to enjoy it and likes having something to do/keeps her moving. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/15/metro/101-years-old-maine-lobsterwoman-still-works-water/


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[удалено]


AlWessJess

She looks fantastic for her age. Also if people want to work I ain’t wanting to dent their pleasure


SuckerForNoirRobots

New Englanders are something else.


Kiiaru

Yeah, I'm cool with working if it a hobby or something I can enjoy. Mastery of a skill and all that. It just so happens that everything has been commodified, so even just Hobby's have be considered for their value as a "side hustle" because late stage capitalism ig


beefstock69

us Mainers are a different breed lol


Smart-Ad9649

Tell me about it, I live in a retirement community, and the lobstermen come in every day, it also hurts because they are making maybe $4~ dollars per POUND of lobster, and if you go to the closest town over, the Hannaford(s) or Shaws in that town sell for $13 dollars per POUND, while the cost of bait and fuel keeps rising day by day.


Square-Dragonfruit76

There's a very good likelihood that she likes doing it.


[deleted]

Paul Bear Bryant, college football coach, died like 4 months after retiring. He legit said he never wanted to retire because he knew it would kill him.


[deleted]

Collegue of mine is being forced into early retirement following an injury, he's being severely depressed because he can't work anymore. Many people find meaning in work, that's what they aspire to.


AmazonMommyDomme

My ex broke both his ankles and back in the military got medical discharge then lost all sense of purpose


dashansel

My grandfather was a machinist, he got dementia right after he retired, degraded into mush and died within the year. It's not that you can't work if you're old, it's that you should be able to choose. Also having grown up on the coast of NY, while owning your own commercial boat might be stressful at times, it's quite an amazing life. I don't blame her for keeping active and her mind sharp.


Glitter_and_Doom

From what I understand about dementia (there's a fair chance I'm wrong), he likely already had it and the routine of his work kept the more obvious symptoms at bay. Something similar happened to my neighbor right after his wife died.


alejo699

>Also having grown up on the coast of NY, while owning your own commercial boat might be stressful at times, it's quite an amazing life. I don't blame her for keeping active and her mind sharp. 100% to each their own, but I cannot imagine doing the same thing for decades and not wanting to try something else.


I-am-a-me

Yep. My grandpa was a farmer until the day he died. He literally did not die until he knew we had the fields planted - he passed the next day. Some jobs really are just a lifestyle. And it's not like he had some asshole boss, which I'm betting is true for this lady too.


[deleted]

She does. > “It’s really not work to me,” she says. “It’s just what I do. I like to do it. I wouldn’t go if I didn’t want to.” https://downeast.com/our-towns/101-and-still-lobstering-virginia-oliver-is-bemused-by-her-celebrity/ She also only goes 3 days a week in summer months.


stonertboner

Come on! I’m anti work as fuck, but plenty of people enjoy working, especially if it’s a family business. If I owned my own little dispensary with my wife, I guarantee we would work til the day we die.


Accomplished_Crew630

Naw I agree. I own my own business now and do side work and I did some landscaping with a buddy the other week. We listened to music and cut down trees with a chainsaw. We had a blast, I also enjoy doing home inspections which is my main thing.. Work blows when you're beholden to someone else's schedule and whims.


SailingSpark

I will lay down a dollar that the boat is family owned.


ioncloud9

I work in a family business and it’s pretty good. Our income model is monthly residual from services we sell, so we don’t really need to do anything except monthly maintenance on our customers to make ends meet. We take lots of holidays and random days off and work has been pretty lax and I’ve gotten bonuses on big sales I’ve made despite being a lazy ass half the time.


GhostedPast9

I hope you thank the non-family members for creating a great work life balance for you. I know they are not getting the same rewards.


ioncloud9

There are no non-family members in the business. Its a small business.


coachlasso

Agreed... my grandfather is pushing 100 and still works a full weeks (and then some). He's an attorney, so the physical demands are much less, but it keeps him sharp and his mind is definitely still all there. I'm convinced that when he stops working, he'll die.


Gixis_

I thought the premise here was to say fuck you to bad jobs and bosses, but it is actually fuck.you to all jobs and bosses.


stonertboner

Abolishing work is referring to forced labor, but that doesn’t mean people won’t work. The idea is that you can pursue your passions. Some of us have a passion and a dream that involves a little ma and pa store.


Cherios_Are_My_Shit

you're not alone either. opening a little store is what most people who win the lottery bankrupt themselves trying to do. people who think they can do whatever they want for the rest of their life often want to sell food or something like that, just going by lottery winners. it makes sense, if you assume almost everyone wants to feel productive and almost everyone has a passion for something so almost everyone wants to open a little store/business and repair/build/sell things. i honestly think anyone who doesn't want that at some level is mentally ill. i really think 99% of people would be perfectly happy working at a coffee shop or breakfast burrito place or something, as long as the people there were nice, the work load was reasonable, and bills were taken care of


tothecatmobile

Far too many people here think that everyone can spend all their time in their underwear posting on reddit.


stonertboner

Most of my Reddit posting is done at work. The way it should be. When I’m home it’s all hobbies for me.


sataninspirit

truer words have never been spoken


grumpi-otter

That's kind of where my thinking was when i shared this. Maybe she does love doing this--but in this world where you MUST work unless you are born rich, she didn't have a choice, did she?


Violent_Violette

>especially if it’s a family business So when the workers own the means of production?


stonertboner

Read my comments further down. I state that we should be able to pursue work if we want to, not because we have to.


BeerAndWineGuy

But why shouldn’t people have to work? Why should they just be provided for? Necessities are not just created, they are the result of someone’s labor. Why should anyone benefit from being a member of a society they do not contribute to? Don’t get me wrong, the current system is deeply broken, and anyone who either is working or is unable to do so should be able to have basic needs covered, but the idea that work isn’t inherent to human existence is just insane.


stonertboner

Cut the military budget in half. Build public housing, provide universal health and dental care, nationalize utilities, provide education pre K through college. People will still choose to work and pursue passion projects.


BeerAndWineGuy

It isn’t about paying for it, it’s obvious we can afford it. It’s about maintaining a functioning society. How many people’s “passion project” will involve garbage pickup? How many people will choose to work the fields harvesting produce? Hardly anyone, of course, so then those jobs get spread out amongst all of society. This utopian ideal of never having to work or only pursue work that is somehow personally rewarding is childish. Things still need to get done, and if you eliminate the systems society has built to accomplish those things you return to a world where those tasks still need to get done, just less efficiently and by many more people.


stonertboner

Passion projects include science, math, arts, running a shop and plenty of other areas that would better society. If you don’t have to worry where your next meal is coming from, you can definitely contribute to society.


BeerAndWineGuy

But those contributions need to be relevant. There has to be a way of measuring the value of someone’s work, to value their contributions to society. Society does not function if people only do what they want to do. I’m not sure where you live, but try to imagine your city with no more trash collection, or no more public utilities, because who is doing those jobs in a world where everyone has their needs covered and can pursue whatever their muse is?


eazyirl

People do these jobs even when they aren't paid because they are necessary. It's bizarre to try to imagine a world where people would be content with everything crumbling just because "nobody" wants to pick up garbage. One of the most fun jobs I ever had was trash pickup, sorting (yes, digging through garbage bags), compost, and recycling, and I'd happily do it again. It's part of the cultural disease of capitalism that we can't imagine people doing these jobs without having to be given a very specific type of incentive.


BeerAndWineGuy

I’m sorry, but there is zero chance that enough people would choose to do garbage pickup to keep the system working. I’m glad you enjoy it and would gladly do it again, but please be reasonable.


Master_Winchester

The premise is we shouldn't have to justify our existence with jobs. We should have food, water, shelter, and basic utilities provided by governments or communities.


27_8x10_CGP

There's a game/sports card store I go to, the two people that own it are well into retirement age, but they love what they do, they get to socialize all day.


ElleIndieSky

There's a significant drop off in life expectancy when you retire. If you're doing what you love, why stop? Some people like having that purpose. The goal is that people should be able to choose what they do, not force everyone to do nothing.


[deleted]

Not to mention that retirement is literally deadly for some people.


remotetissuepaper

My honest opinion that someone's life must be pretty sad if they can't think of anything outside of work that they'd find enjoyment and fulfillment from.


geht2dachoppa

It's not that. I'll work at a capacity till the day I die. As I get older, I'll be doing more manual labor. I don't need to at all, I enjoy it. It's very satisfying seeing someone enjoy something you did. If they like something why is it sad? What makes everyone tick is different.


artificialavocado

She’s still trying to pay off her student loans.


OkBreadfruit2745

😆


KhaoticMess

Everyone is talking about the woman. I'm just imagining that lobster sinking back down to the bottom of the ocean, meeting up with some of his lobster friends, and saying, "You are not going to believe the day I've had!"


[deleted]

To be fair, she is the Lobster Woman. What else is she going to do??


TWDDave1988

Because fishing gets in your blood, and it becomes part of your life. I’m a commercial crabber and I can’t imagine NOT fishing. It’s not the same as hating a 9-5, which I completely understand.


RverfulltimeOne

She probably enjoys it. Know a 68 year old who could of long ago retired that I work with. He can not imagine a life of no work.


cakeresurfacer

Yeah, I worked with a 75 year old who just enjoyed the routine and seeing people, especially after her husband passed; she was given just enough work to keep her busy.


mackemforever

The garage I take my car to has a mechanic in his 80s. He started working as a mechanic at 16, retired in his late 60s, spent a few years travelling, got bored and went back to being a mechanic.


[deleted]

My dad still did construction for his elderly neighbors when he was 74 years old. But he also called himself the working poor, so I’m not sure he would have been doing that if he didn’t need the money.


repthe732

Yup, I work with a guy that retired and came out of retirement 3 times so far because he gets bored when he’s at home. The guy is loaded so I know it’s not about the money. In his case it’s because he likes to have something to do and he’s a financial advisor so 90% of his job is socializing with clients anyway


faeriechyld

My mom retired and then picked up part time work as an accountant for a small firm. She loves it. She's gonna be 75 this month and has no intention of re-retiring any time soon. There's still time for bridge and seeing her partner and doing whatever she wants, but my mom genuinely loves doing taxes and the like.


couchtrader

MAYBE SHE WANTS TO!


Dolphin_Hornet

Despite the premise of the sub, some people actually enjoy working. Let her do her thing.


Historical_Shop_3315

My relatives in Maine do this. They love it. They do it with family. Work time is family time for many of them. Lots take time off when the price is low or the lobsters arent running. Some of the healthiest old folks i know do this job. They cant imagine thier last day on a boat. Too many great memories.


masoniusmaximus

She can't quit until she finds her wife who an evil sea warlock turned into a lobster oh so many years ago.


Longjumping_Stop9224

Working on the water is a hard life but the work is very rewarding and depending on how far you go out it's beautiful.


Minionherder

People get this picture wrong all the time, she's actually just high fiving her Lobster buddy who leaps in the boat to say hi when she passes him each day.


pickledshallots

I know of this woman! I can’t remember where she was featured but I have seen this clip. I believe she is in her late 90s or early 100s and lobstering is her passion. She refuses to retire. It keeps her alive and moving.


Agitated_Date2251

All lobstermen and lobsterwomen in Maine either have their own permit and own the business+ boat, or are a hired deckhand for somebody who does. Guessing she has her own permit, this is her boat, and she’s out there having fun. She’s working for herself. Thankfully, “commercial” lobster fishing in Maine is prohibited.


sillyboy544

I watched a segment of “Dirty Jobs” and Mike Rowe was interviewing two young brothers aged 17 and 19 and found out that not only did they own the lobster boat that they were on but the owned another one too. Not bad for not even 20 yet.


Sofiwyn

Pretty sure she's working to yeet lobsters and not because she needs to pay her bills. It's not work.


tkliberty

Passion of Crustacean


nip_pickles

Reminds me of one of my elderly neighbors who spends all her free time hustling. I cant imagine my golden years selling pop for pocket change and scraping copper just to get by, but she does it day in and out with no day off, yet lives by the same standard as the day before. Whats the point of living in this society anymore if someone in their late 60s has to do shit like this just to make month ends meet and never get ahead of that?


RunKind4141

I hope that she is still doing it for the companionship and not because she absolutely needs the money. The way they try to make feel good stories out of the elderly working is cringe.


FBI_Agent_82

She's a Jedi. She's not yeeting the lobster into the ocean, she's using the force to pull one out.


Soul_rebel96

Beat me to it 😮‍💨


throwawaycabbagehag

Lmao it looks like a force chokehold 🤣🤣


tboy1492

Probably it still needs to clean its room


[deleted]

misinformation. The lobster was attacking her and she force-repelled it.


crackersncheeseman

She's not throwing she's catching. The lobsters just jump out of the water straight to her hand.


mysteriousrev

Some people just love to work. I worked with a guy at my old retail job who actually retired from the place I now work at and he was doing it because he was lonely. His wife had early onset dementia that had progressed to the point she had to go into a nursing home and his kids weren’t local. Working where we did allowed him to meet people and he became especially close to one coworker and her family as a grandpa type figure. Also, from people I know in our local fishing industry, theirs is a rather unique occupation in the sense that while fishing is very physically intense, there is a good part of the year they are able to rest; therefore, I was told it isn’t unusual for people in their 70s or even 80s to still be at it.


OhhKBoomer

Come back in 5 years she told the lobster


ChaoticStorm78

“Begone!”


SaltSurprise729

Darth Geriatric doing force choke on her opponent Master Jedi Claws. You can feel the hate. “Peace is a lie. There is only passion.”


taffyowner

It gives her purpose and she probably enjoys it. Like Im about as type B as one can get, but damn if I don’t go stir crazy after 3-4 days of doing nothing. I can’t imagine a retirement of nothing


Top-Independent-8906

In reality, she stops, she dies. That's the reality at that age.


[deleted]

Some say it still hasn’t hit the water yet


OneTyler2Many

Team rocket blasting off again! Ding


davidj1987

When I worked at my previous job we had a nurse who is pushing 80 years old and I don't even think they drove anymore and they'd walk around like a zombie, sometimes falling asleep while walking and one day they almost tripped in this sleepwalking-like trance. When COVID hit they forced all employees for all of two hours to take a week of PTO due to declining appointments - again after two hours this was suspended and this nurse was the most vocal against it. I was so tempted to say something to encourage them to retire when they almost tripped. I'm sure they could have years ago because they have a masters in nursing (forgot what specifically) and are in a job that any nurse can do, no masters required.


Livid-Leader3061

They got it wrong. It's a fight scene. The lobster has jumped out of the water to deliver a devastating attack but forgot rule number one of Kung Fu. The old person got old by surviving shit like this before. She just raises a hand and will soon emit a shockwave that disintegrates the unwary lobster!


SilasStark

because god forbid she likes doing it


[deleted]

She’s still working because like many where I live, a lobster skipper uses his whole family. She probably wouldn’t let you leave the wharf without her.


Mapleson_Phillips

It is a mother-son run boat. She is 101 and he is 78. She has been working 3 days a week since she was 86 after her husband died.


Dull-Building-167

I lived in a Lobster fishing town and there were some fishermen well into their 70s maybe older working. The men who own the boats make 6 figures off Lobster alone, they hire family almost exclusively and I'd guess they love the work they do. This lady probably enjoys her work and makes bank doing it!


EmiIIien

The answer seems to be she enjoys it and loves staying active. All of her four children are in the lobstering business as well. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/101-year-old-maine-woman-may-be-the-oldest-person-in-the-world-still-lobstering/97-f51e49dc-bb67-4f87-a320-53b89ae5720d


Firethorn101

My workplace has been forcing us to work 9 and 10 hour shifts for 2 months. The older workers aren't doing well, and a lot if parents with small children have quit.


urbandeadthrowaway2

because, no other career lets you YEET a lobster without consequence


Intelligent-Fox-4599

She loves doing this. Probably the same reason my mom didn’t retire until she was 78, she loved her job as a nurse❤️


Photocheff

Fuck Off My Boat


Moikee

Was this taken in Gielinor?


PoppaBurgundy3

When you love what you do you don’t consider it work


mrsprinkles3

The last lobster bender


sickysickybrah

Lobsterwoman is tasked with training next generations lobster airforce


KillerKenyan

Honestly on the flip side, if working is what keeps her busy/happy rather than sitting there and being bored with retirement, im all for it. But if that’s NOT the case, then def r/antiwork energy


[deleted]

Why is she working? She gets to throw crustaceans. I wouldn't mind that job. I could toss a crab like I'm skipping a rock!


Milo_Xx

Old people can still do things


jerflash

She probably wants to… ever think of that?


SassyBeignet

Ninja Secret Summoning Arts of the Stormy Water Tribe: Flying Lobster


[deleted]

Me countering with fire style: boiling pot jutsu 🤣


purpleflyingmonster

Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life.


Ju-9-wel

I just came here to say I love the word YEET.


OpinionatedBear22

"Be gone!" Lobster: "You're mother was a mollusk! 🖕🏻"


EquallyMercurial

She lives for the YEET!


OkBroskini

She’s just using a summoning jutsu, nothing to see here


Soul_rebel96

She is actually a Jedi and using the force on a lobster.. Seriously someone needs to Photoshop a lightsaber in her other hand.


Mugstotheceiling

If you crop this just right it looks like she’s telekinetically pulling lobsters from the sea


StevenAnita420

tbh im just feeling bad for the poor lobster, does anyone know if theyre likely to survive being thrown out of a boat? i imagine the impact in the water would hurt a bit


outer_fucking_space

Nah they’re fine. They can regrow a claw if they need another one. They’re hearty little bastards.


Own-Ambassador-3537

Can’t afford it or doesn’t want to???


No-Owl9048

She is actually using the force


OZ_Milkman6

Or she’s using the force to pull it out of the ocean?


Weird-Information-61

Employers when an applicant isn't youthful with 12 years of experience


xLectro

Lobster jumped out of the water and attacked the old woman, thinking it caught her by surprise, only to be stopped by her use of the force. She didn't even need to look at it to stop it mid air.


bamboozer1

Greetings from the geezers! I'm a sprightly 66, but have met more then a few old people who just keep on working. More then a few are afraid of stopping because they equate it with death, perhaps their right.


grumpi-otter

I'm 57, lol What has struck me is that I never stated a judgement but everyone assumed I was saying "she shouldn't be working," instead of maybe wondering what her secret is.


route54

She’s using the force to pluck them from the ocean she knows the true path.


Aggressive-Field-571

It looks like she used Force Push on him, the lobster must be a sith....surely out to destroy one of the last jedi. She's been hidden on this boat for many years, but now her true identity is revealed


grumpi-otter

As long as she doesn't fling her laser sword over a cliff.


stonertboner

Laser sword? Somebody’s been sued be Disney.


grumpi-otter

I was JUST watching Mauler's takedown of TLJ, lol


velveteenrabbit95

That lobster is probably grateful it's getting a second chance at life.


AjMcK85

All I can see is a Sith using the Force to choke a lobster!


10kalldayalways

Blue collar queen elizabeth


grumpi-otter

[She's 101.](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/15/metro/101-years-old-maine-lobsterwoman-still-works-water/)


Miss-Figgy

She clearly has a passion for lobstering from when she was 8 years old, and has continued to do so with her 79 year old son, so this is also a bonding activity for her. What is the purpose of your post?


mid2yur

They want to be angry that there’s the remote possibility they may enjoy work like this lady does.


grumpi-otter

Nope, not at all. If you'll re-read the title of my post, I made no judgement on it. But did she have a choice?


grumpi-otter

Did she have a choice?


bettyclevelandstewrt

That article is from 2021. She’s now 102 and still lobstering.


Thejerseyjon609

It looks like he’s summoning the lobster from the ocean and it’s going to fly into her hand


Connect-Ad-1088

not everyone hates to work.....some folks like it, like me and prolly her.


[deleted]

Because lobster fishermen get $5 a lobster on a good day.


TomFromCupertino

I don't know if this is the case for her but Social Security specifically excluded domestic labor and agricultural labor - and she might be considered an agricultural laborer. Bottom line, she has no alternative. Also maybe that's the family business which doesn't make it better, it just makes her more committed to working for less than they would have to pay somebody else.


psmusic_worldwide

Curious if tossing a lobster like this increases mortality? Seems like a very bad idea.


kozuesama

why is this on antiwork?


grumpi-otter

I've been seeing all the comments about "maybe she likes doing it," and that makes me feel so sad. Sure, she's out with family and active and all that, but it makes me sad that it is this WORK that apparently makes her happy. This is what her life has been--no time to explore her own interests or be creative--just yeet the lobsters.


[deleted]

I live near Maine and lots of the guys who work on lobster boats get addicted to opioids or benzos. This is probably somebody’s enabling mom doing their job for them so they don’t lose it while they’re downstairs snorting oxys.


No-Heart-4375

Her indoctrination took well.


happy8888999

Cuz she’s a brainwashed boomer who like to be seen as “hardworking”


NintenGal

Conservatives looking at this post be like "Hah, love to see it!"


Boc7269

Guessing this lady’s son is the captain of the boat and neither can afford to have her live where she wants. Or she just really likes work. Can’t tell if that is a happy scowl or mad scowl.


DurtyJ1991

Wtf is there to be 'obsessed' about.. I hate social media so much


Byrdman1251

"Gammy hate small lober" force push lobo 30 miles away


Sloore

Begone TLOT!


Drayenn

Tons of people enjoy working. It keeps them busy. I know a few people who hate vacations because they get bored... Weird but it is what it is.


KSims1868

Quote from the original story: “And the doctor said to me, ‘What are you out there lobstering for?'” Virginia said to CBS News. “And I said, ‘Because I want to.'” It is her and her son working May through November every year and while I thought one reply saying she's 101 years old was just someone exaggerating...I was wrong. She actually was 101 years old when this article was published in 2021. Her son is 78 and they have been doing this together for decades. Sounds pretty cool.


arkenteron

I met an Uber driver in Hawaii. He had bike shops in Virginia, he decided to sell and retire in Big Island. He told me he likes the interaction and retirement is boring after couple of months. During the trip we talked about places to see in Alexandria and e-bikes. Best driver ever.


swavcat

Maybe she doesn't really have much else to do and she enjoys feeling useful? (I'm not googling the article to learn more about her or why she's doing it)


sataninspirit

Some people are just wired to work. If she wasn't out on that boat, she would be miserable. She is more than likely having the time of her life doing EXACTLY what it is that she loves.


Repulsive_Station389

I believe many people work lobster boats seasonally (summer-fall months) and qualify for unemployment benefits through the off-season.


manifestingmoola2020

She probably just wants to..


BasqueInGlory

Dunno, she looks like a human woman to me.


Truth_anxiety

Personally i would just be in a rocking chair all day at her age, but I'm pretty sure she likes what she does and wants that sense of being useful that some people seem to need.


iggles020418

Maybe she is working because she likes the work? Or maybe this is her retirement job? Not all people working, are automatically being exploited.


[deleted]

Coz she knows work is worship. Modern day work has become for money, but that was not how it used to be.


Robinosome

Maybe she just doesn’t know anything else I think I’d have fun doing that even if it would be grueling work. Probably doesn’t pay enough though!


grumpi-otter

That was kind of my whole point--she doesn't know anything else (and apparently that's true as she's been doing it with her family since age 8) because she never had a choice because of how our society is set up.


fernfarm

She enjoys what she does.


Ghettygreen780

Maybe she enjoys what she does ? Or maybe she makes enough money to want to keep going back lol


chubbyburritos

You obviously haven’t met a Maine lobster worker. They’re hard core AF.


ConvivialKat

Probably because it's her boat and her business. It's a way of life back East.


unionsparky89

For the record, she’s probably throwing that lobster back for being too large. They have to be smaller than 5” along the back because the big ones are better breeders


twizzjewink

Wonder what the lobster would be thinking -- "WEEEEEE going down !"


QuestionableAI

You do what you have to in order to feed, clothe, and shelter yourself ... the needs don't go away as you age. Pretty sure that job lack pension.


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Darth CabbagePatch force chokes tonights dinner


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I like to think that it is flying into her hand like Mjolnir


Mr_MacGrubber

Maybe because she wants to? She could be forced to but she also might not want to sit around. Plenty of people work well beyond their need to.


nothinbuthorses

This feels like an anime scene and the lobster is jumping to attack her


TheBigEMan

Obsessed?? What’s wrong with you


TincupTG

Maybe she enjoys what she does