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Is work important? I'd sure retire if I had a reasonable savings. And probably start a vegetable garden, and reading fiction which I have been putting off for l

• mark_l_watson 5y ago
  I have retired several times. It is great to have lots of time for reading and exercise. That said, I have repeatedly gone back to work for several year sprints because I wanted to work on a team and do useful work. The larger issue is workers accepting Covid-19 payouts and losing interest in work or at least in their current career. Several things have to come together here, and I optimistically hope for: more automation and AI removing drudgery work, people are encouraged to do more meaningful (to them) work that is good for themselves/community, and we reach a compromise that rewards super performers like Elon Musk while at the same time provides adequate food banks, free training, and inexpensive communal housing for the people at the very bottom. Most of my friends think I am a little nuts with my high degree of optimism but I think things will work out OK.
• VeninVidiaVicii 5y ago
  I used to love work. But, the death of several family members while on lockdown has really realigned my perceptions.
  • liquid_bluing 5y ago
    I was diagnosed with cancer recently while looking for software work in a new field and studying obsessively. I'll probably live, but the prospect that my life could be snuffed out without warning at any time made me ask myself whether I really want to spend my last days writing code at all. Now I'm now spending loads of time outdoors and fantasizing about cabins in the woods and changing careers.
• TheMerovingian 5y ago
  If work is stopping you from having a veggie garden or reading a book, it might be time to consider new work.