[Dragaera] Gender imbalance in the Jhereg [No Spoilers]

[Jerry Friedman]

--- Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Will Frank wrote:
> 
> > Also Sprach Philip Hart:
...

> > > My point was, what is it that characterizes Jhereg which most of
> them
> > > channel into legal avenues?  Orca are sailors and capitalists - are
> Jhereg
> > > criminals and venture capitalists?
> >
> > Remember what Zerika says about the Jhereg? "Your purpose is to feed
> > on the Teckla." So, probably, legal gambling (there must be _some_
> > people who pay taxes), inns and restaurants, maybe even
> > wink-making--anything which represents a vice, evin if it's legal.

Other possibilities: "parasitic" jobs like advertising,
managing entertainers and entertainment venues (though the
musicians' managers in /Phoenix/ aren't Jhereg, which
suggests that Steve may not think of these jobs as parasitic
the way some others do), aide to politicians and wealthy
people, manager (but not repairer) of rental properties,
repo man (unless the Orca handle that), eviction specialist
(as in /Roger and Me/).  I'll bet a few of the Corn Exchange's
employees are legit Jhereg.

Private detective?  Private security?

And since jhereg are scavengers, salvage.

> This seems like a good take.  The current issue of legal but high-rate
> loans to soldiers might be a good example.

Or my state legislature's annual attempts to control "predatory
lending".

> Still, I find it odd that
> Vlad speaks of a Jhereg money-lender and means "a RH Jhereg
> money-lender",
> and that the distinction never comes up with Kelly's group.

Jhereg might make excellent pawnbrokers and payday lenders,
but Orca banks probably handle what our banks handle, and the
kneecap-secured loan is a Right Hand activity that we know
about, of course.

-- 
Jerry Friedman


 
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