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>> The lotos is a drug, but it stands for something more: the refusal to engage with the world of progress and economic productivity, and [the refusal] to maint
by slowmovintarget 10y ago
>> The lotos is a drug, but it stands for something more: the refusal to engage with the world of progress and economic productivity, and [the refusal] to maintain a society in readiness for war.
The short version: Hippies gonna hip'.
The Lotus Eaters in their various emergent forms throughout history are the other side of the pendulum from hard work and endeavor taken to extreme.
There should be a balance that doesn't require completely giving up.
- news_to_me 10y ago> There should be a balance that doesn't require completely giving up. I think beyond this, there should be a spectrum of engagement that anyone can choose from - maybe working crazy salaryman hours, maybe living on a subsistence reservation, but more likely something in-between, at various levels. It's important for a person to be able to choose how ambitious they want to be, and I find that the options are lacking in my society. I guess my take-away is, I wish I could more easily opt to work, say, 30 hr/week for 75% of my salary and benefits. It seems like my only choice is to work 40 hrs, take a lesser hourly job, or go freelance/startup which entails a lot of personal overhead.
- chris_st 10y agoYou might try looking around, for another company which does what you do now. I did 32-hour weeks for about nine years, both at a small company (~ 850 people) and the comparative behemoth I work for now (~ 90,000 people).