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What about the people who enjoy working? The dignity of receiving an honest wage for an honest day's work? The satisfaction for providing for their family? For
by treehau5 10y ago
What about the people who enjoy working? The dignity of receiving an honest wage for an honest day's work? The satisfaction for providing for their family? For some people, their work is the only thing that keeps them in shape. My father, when he was no longer able to find work, and now after looking for 10 years is too old, literally sits on the couch for 16 hours a day watching television and smoking cigarettes. He would do anything to work.
This thinking on here that we are doing humanity this huge service by automating all their pesky little maniacal jobs away is insane, and it needs to stop. There is more than one world view out there.
- slizard 10y agoThe concept that a job gives meaning and structure to life, builds character, etc." is not sustainable in the future. Related, interesting read: https://aeon.co/essays/what-if-jobs-are-not-the-solution-but-the-problem https://aeon.co/essays/what-if-jobs-are-not-the-solution-but...
- treehau5 10y agoSomething about when Professors feel the need to curse to look cool throws me off the wrong way, dunno, call me old fashioned. I am making myself familiar with Mr. James Livingston -- it's an argument that has been made many times before -- that there aren't enough jobs to go around, that the private sector doesn't really create all the jobs, and ends with some form of UBI. I have heard it a thousand times. I still remain unconvinced.