# On explaining the local jobs system

**URL:** <https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/on-explaining-the-local-jobs-system/38>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 22, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/on-explaining-the-local-jobs-system/38 "2020-01-22T22:52:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![sdschildberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/sdschildberg/32/24_2.png) [@sdschildberg](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/sdschildberg)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/on-explaining-the-local-jobs-system/38/1 "2020-01-22T22:52:10Z")

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Would the commissions process artists do be a good analogue to help explain that process to people?

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**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/on-explaining-the-local-jobs-system/38/2 "2020-01-22T23:04:57Z")

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Hm. That would be a pretty good analogy for a lot of it, yes. Although there’s also the “street performer protocol” half, which is more like, say, Kickstarter in that it’s offering to do things for pledges, not requesting things be done.

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**Author:** ![Zarpaulek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/zarpaulek/32/25_2.png) [@Zarpaulek](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Zarpaulek)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/on-explaining-the-local-jobs-system/38/3 "2020-01-23T00:01:02Z")

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Probably a bit of Taskrabbit and Fiverr style “gig” work too.