I don’t think “work” will ever end. Normally we dread this coming from the supply side, “will we end all possible work through automation?” But if you think i

I don’t think “work” will ever end. Normally we dread this coming from the supply side, “will we end all possible work through automation?” But if you think it from the demand side, people will always need something like “work”: structured schedule, socialization, ways to differentiate yourself from others through “achievements” that not everyone can do, etc. Even in an utopian society where all material needs are covered and wealth redistributed, people would create and consume art, “fight” for relevance, create petty politics... and gladly “pay” for part of that. So we will end up inventing new jobs in any case, so we can keep on using the same old concepts and social structure, just not for food acquisition. If you think about it, this sophistication has been happening for some centuries already.