> When there is not life after work (and no concept of happiness, well-being ...) - from the dawn of humankind until manufacturing era Actually, people in prim

> When there is not life after work (and no concept of happiness, well-being ...) - from the dawn of humankind until manufacturing era Actually, people in primitive (pre-XX century) agriculture (at least in my country - Poland) had lots of free time - for example, during winter there just wasn't that much to do. I think they slept a lot and also crafted stuff (ex. clothes). Of course, in the busy season (ex. during harvest) they worked longer than 40 hours a week, but I think in general they might have had more free time than the modern worker. And certainly, they had more agency. Of course, I am only referring to people who were lucky enough to have enough land to sustain themselves (a big issue in overpopulated Europe before chemical fertilizers were developed).