I think the definition of 'work' here is work that must be done for day-to-day survival. It is not meant to include all possible enjoyable pursuits, like tradin

I think the definition of 'work' here is work that must be done for day-to-day survival. It is not meant to include all possible enjoyable pursuits, like trading your time for goods and services. I don't think Wilde or the author or others wish for the elimination of all human creativity. There's a big difference between 1) learning sciences or arts or anything at all for the purpose of improving your life (being able to trade your now-valuable time for other things, or simply for the enjoyment of the tasks themselves) and 2) working menial, drudgery tasks simply for the ability to purchase food and ensure a roof over your head one month at a time. Many people I've met think that #2 is a required part of humanity; that if you do not spend most of your waking hours contributing something to society that you don't deserve to keep living. I think we need a societal shift in thinking to allow for a world that is coming, where basic needs for all ought to be met and our unique human experiences can be better spent - either with family, or exploring the cosmos, or building new inventions. It hasn't really been possible before that we are so close to building a society where few human jobs will be required to sustain our populations' needs.