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The idea that I need other people to tell me what to do (which is generally what a paid job is) to have meaning in life is insulting.
by JDiculous 10y ago
The idea that I need other people to tell me what to do (which is generally what a paid job is) to have meaning in life is insulting.
- akvadrako 10y agoWell, it less insulting to say your work has to matter to somebody besides yourself. Living only for yourself is really a dead-end and arbitrary endeavour. I personally find it meaningless. Not everything valuable is recognised or rewarded with money, I'll give you that.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoIt's more complex than that. I've been utterly bored by most of the jobs I had simply because while it mattered to someone else (as proven by me getting paid for doing it), I couldn't see how it was useful to anybody besides lining the pockets of my boss and their customer. Maybe I'm weird, but I want to be able to point at my work and say that it helped someone to make the world a little bit better, and not just to earn someone more cash.