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tldr of this article to me screams, "If you don't hold the same opinion about this as me, you are horrible." If you think someone who works for the sake of mon
by oolongCat 10y ago
tldr of this article to me screams, "If you don't hold the same opinion about this as me, you are horrible."
If you think someone who works for the sake of money is a "horrible" person, you have to step outside your bubble for a tiny bit and look at the world, you will notice so many important jobs in society no one would really want to do unless money was an intensive.
Don't get me wrong, I am one of those people who are lucky enough to work in an industry I am honestly excited to work in. But you can't say the same about many jobs, doubt you can find a janitor who loves cleaning piss and vomit, its an absolutely important job in our society, the only reason I could think of why someone would do it is because of their situation in life and how the money earned from it can give them a partial answer to their problems.
Seriously HN what hell are you guys up-voting to the front page these days.
- Jtsummers 10y agoI don't think this author has articulated their point well. If they have, then their point is poorly reasoned and considered. BUT If you think someone who works for the sake of money is a "horrible" person This is not, at all, in the article. The author's thesis is that "money is motivation for work" is a horrific definition of work. Not that the people who hold that view, or the people who are motivated to work for money, are horrible people.
- oolongCat 10y agoYou are right, I have made a mistake on my part. But I still think when it comes to this article this should not be up-voted to the front, the main argument in this article is just fundamentally wrong. I feel the author is in a bubble and has no idea what so many people around the world have to go through, and that not everyone is lucky enough to work on things they love.