You are paid what you are worth, (most of the time.)

Let me count the ways:
1. You are NOT entitled to a job. You have to EARN the job. That means a job has to be open, you have to have the skills to perform that job and you have to be the best candidate for that job.
2. You are NOT entitled to that bullshit "living wage" which only exists in unicorn dwelling unemployed diploma mill grads. You live on what you make. If you want more, you have to work harder and smarter for more.
3. You are NOT entitled to make money based on how hard you work. You could slave in the sun, day after day, making mud pies. You wouldn't be worth a cent. PERIOD.
4. Your pay is based on you reaching a VOLUNTARY agreement with an employer. He wants you to work for free, or a dollar a day. You want to work for $100 a minute, with six months vacation and five Rolls Royces for a car allowance. Your pay is where you and the employer meet somewhere in the middle.
5. The best example of this in the real world is a hospital. A heart surgeon makes more money than the janitor. That's because the heart surgeon's skill is more valuable than that of a janitor.
6. The ONLY time you are paid more than you are worth is a situation created by minimum wage. (Or if you are on WELFARE.) If you are a total bozo, the state has mandated that you not be paid what you are worth, if it is a penny an hour, but rather a minimum amount. Of course, those who are REALLY stupid and incompetent are never hired if their skills are worth less than the minimum wage.

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uikakarotuevegeta · 26-30

1. True but society also isn't entitled to siphoning off individuals either, unless of course you're advocating for socialism, communism, etc. And also (as you later indirectly admit in the comments) meritocracy doesn't actually exist when: A. nepotism is rampant across many industries, B. one must work both smart and hard to succeed, and C. anti-merit programs like DEI are implemented especially for jobs where people get paid a lot (white collar, C-suite, STEM, etc).

2. Minimum wage at least in America started out as liveable wage, although I'm not quite sure if that's the case in other countries. Your second point contradicts your first point but whatever.

3. Still contradicting your first point; maybe come up with points that aren't self-defeating?

4. Not exactly a voluntary agreement when we live in a society where almost everything requires money to use, and everyone from a young age is brainwashed by government, schools, media, etc., to become obedient work drones. I haven't even gotten into the philosophy and biology behind what makes an action voluntary, and I don't think I need to. It's illegal for an employer to not pay employees except when it comes to internships and co-op opportunities (again, at least here). I know you're using those exaggerated statements as examples, but many will perceive you as strawmanning.

5. You also conveniently left out (but you only mentioned it in the comments) that a heart surgeon needs to attend higher education, acquire regulated credentials, and have proper training before they can even get hired. You also seem to ignore that depending on where one is in the world, yes, a janitor actually can get paid more than a heart surgeon.

6. Wrong, other instances where one is paid way more than what they're worth are positions given out via nepotism, DEI, or other BS shortcuts in the workforce. I do agree with you on 1 thing though, is that minimum wage shouldn't exist because mass automation will eventually make old farts like you obsolete, with only those that have acquired the necessary skills to create, maintain, and innovate upon such technology to thrive. Maybe if fiat currency wasn't a thing, we wouldn't need minimum wage or welfare because then money would be extrinsically valuable (backed by gold).

jefferson

@uikakarotuevegeta usa is a rich rule country, money tlaks, al lmeritocracy is out the windown