You ought to watch "Zero Theorem" for some comic reflection... That aside, I think work has been debased because the values of currencies have been debased by

You ought to watch "Zero Theorem" for some comic reflection... That aside, I think work has been debased because the values of currencies have been debased by central banks. The 1% fully and significantly invested in the stock market may be feeling somewhat differently, though. Also, I think to some extent that the tech dreams promised by my childhood have largely been replaced by corporate simulacra that are in no way as satisfying.