We live in a strange time. Many of our ancestors worked very hard to provide a better life for 'us', their future generations. And, here we are. We've reached

We live in a strange time. Many of our ancestors worked very hard to provide a better life for 'us', their future generations. And, here we are. We've reached a point where there's not much 'real work' to do for most people, perhaps because of lack of education, lack of information, natural ability, health, location, or access to capital. In olden times, maybe those people would have perished. But, we have accumulated enough wealth and productivity to keep a lot of them housed, fed, relatively well, and perhaps even entertained. Instead of celebrating this, we shame them. Maybe it's reasonable to do so. The ever smaller portion of the world has to work harder to give these others continued benefits. But, I doubt that they're all 'not useful' to us as a society. Maybe they're editing Wikipedia, or writing reviews, or posting on online forums, playing online games, clicking on ads, or playing with their kids even. I don't know. I'm not an economist. I don't know what's 'right'. But, in a way, I'm happy that we are at a point like this. Instead of 'getting them to work', maybe we can give them new types of work that help keep the world moving forward.