people complain about money. people complain about a lot of things. people complain. this isn't something being amiss in the world today. it's pretty typical. s

people complain about money. people complain about a lot of things. people complain. this isn't something being amiss in the world today. it's pretty typical. shit, maybe your grampa even complained about money a time or two himself. just not to his grandkids, obviously. if there's a big difference in how people now view work compared to people in your grampa's time -- go back further and they might even have viewed wage labor with some contempt -- it's foolish to assume that the reason for it is that people today are different, rather than the circumstances they're in, which determine what constitutes a rational choice, have changed. maybe your friend who works 40 hours a week has good reason to not look for a second job for his three free days a week. maybe his assessment of his circumstances is actually better than your assessment of his circumstances, even if he complains about money now and again.