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> What it comes down to is, people feel that they suffer an indignity that someone would dare risk everything to be free rather than be conscripted to an employ
by nullc 7y ago
> What it comes down to is, people feel that they suffer an indignity that someone would dare risk everything to be free rather than be conscripted to an employer.
If this were the case wouldn't retirees be a widely hated group? :)
I feel like this essay comes from much of the same spirit as your comment, but is a lot easier to stand behind: https://hermetic.com/black/the-abolition-of-work https://hermetic.com/black/the-abolition-of-work
- zackmorris 7y agoThanks for that. To me, what is happening is that we passed a tipping point in the 1980s where it would be easier to simply automate all work than it is to continue perpetuating this illusion that work is a necessary evil for promoting self-worth. This idea that a strong work ethic is noble is just another system of control that most people are never able to see beyond. I don't have an answer yet, but I feel inklings that it lies somewhere along the vision of the 10 principles of Burning Man: Radical Inclusion Gifting Decommodification Radical Self-reliance Radical Self-expression Communal Effort Civic Responsibility Leaving No Trace Participation Immediacy These are merely a starting point. To manifest the kind of egalitarian society of something like Star Trek, it's going to take dedicated people living their truth in order to show everyone that better ways of living are possible.