It is precisely artificial. Yes, it is work. Degrading work, because it's completely pointless. I could pay someone to move the gravel on my drive from one si

It is precisely artificial. Yes, it is work. Degrading work, because it's completely pointless. I could pay someone to move the gravel on my drive from one side to the other over and over again for a year. Someone would probably accept that if I structured it as an 8-hour job with health insurance etc. It'd be the most mind-numbingly boring thing ever.