Someone Builds the Dream

A fascinating look at how blue collar work and support staff are often how big ideas materialize into anything.

Conjuring up grand plans in our minds is a piece of the puzzle, and often requires a lot of technical skill, but we need people who work with their hands. This is how blueprints and storyboards become a real bridge people and cars can safely use, or a real book people can buy or checkout at the library.

Hands-on laborers deserve credit for their titular role and impact. These professions should never be looked down on, and in fact should be recognized a whole lot more. The author being from Detroit could not make more sense.

I like how the author included a page about clean energy, to show that trade work is not synonymous with regressive policies. I also like how it got meta at the end, paying homage to tradespeople in the publishing and book industries. The repetition and rhyming kept my attention, too (although if I am being REALLY persnickety, I did not love “someone has to build the dream” phrasing) It's like baby's first [b:Bullshit Jobs|34466958|Bullshit Jobs A Theory|David Graeber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523865380l/34466958.SY75.jpg|55587029].