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I tend to disagree. Is it a job what people really need? We are living at the end of the era of labor. It is difficult to understand what comes next. After al
by _nalply 6y ago
I tend to disagree.
Is it a job what people really need?
We are living at the end of the era of labor. It is difficult to understand what comes next. After all, this era lasted for more than two centuries. It is easy to confuse having a job with having needs covered.
If someone has an at least adequately paid job and is lucky to find meaning in their work, then the work not only covers basic material needs, but also what I called meaning of life. When we talk about jobs we often have this positive image in our minds. There's the danger that we confuse our needs with what is covered by this kind of work.
Labor is disappearing and it doesn't make sense to artificially create labor. Ask parents whether they are unsure about the future careers of their children. Ask them whether they feel some pressure to give their children something like a head start in the labor market.
So, I think, we should not fight for labor, but for having ways to cover all our needs, basic material ones but also higher ones like meaning and self-actualization.
Schemes like UBI tend to neglect meaning and self-actualization.