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> An idea that's become increasingly popular in my extended social circles at major tech companies is that one should avoid doing work and waste as much time as

> An idea that's become increasingly popular in my extended social circles at major tech companies is that one should avoid doing work and waste as much time as possible, often called "antiwork", which seems like a natural extension of "tryhard" becoming an insult. The reason given is often something like, work mainly enriches upper management at your employer and/or shareholders, who are generally richer than you. If you really are not comfortable with the consequences of your personal labor you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place. This sounds like a decadent rationalization for highly compensated people that want to feel moral while being lazy.

Afforess 5y ago
> If you really are not comfortable with the consequences your personal labor you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place. This sounds like a decadent rationalization for highly compensated people that want to feel moral while being lazy. Three words that trap many: Employer Provided Healthcare.
mental1896 5y ago
>you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place sounds like a decadent rationalization of some kind.
joe_the_user 5y ago
If you really are not comfortable with the consequences your personal labor you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place. Oh really? I don't think you're going to get anything like sort of "ethical" behavior until there's something like UBI implemented. Until then, people are going to hold onto high paid jobs they don't like, especially if they can slack off at them.
- sureglymop 5y ago
  That's true. Besides, what ethics are there in capitalism? Just thinking about it, how can someone who works and lives paycheck to paycheck ever afford to make ethical and moral decisions in or about their work? They can't afford that because they need whatever payment they can scramble together to survive. And so naturally, one must be at a very privileged position to be comfortable with the consequences of ones personal labor.

Afforess 5y ago

> If you really are not comfortable with the consequences your personal labor you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place. This sounds like a decadent rationalization for highly compensated people that want to feel moral while being lazy. Three words that trap many: Employer Provided Healthcare.

mental1896 5y ago

>you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place sounds like a decadent rationalization of some kind.

joe_the_user 5y ago

If you really are not comfortable with the consequences your personal labor you should probably leave your job or not take it in the first place. Oh really? I don't think you're going to get anything like sort of "ethical" behavior until there's something like UBI implemented. Until then, people are going to hold onto high paid jobs they don't like, especially if they can slack off at them.

sureglymop 5y ago
That's true. Besides, what ethics are there in capitalism? Just thinking about it, how can someone who works and lives paycheck to paycheck ever afford to make ethical and moral decisions in or about their work? They can't afford that because they need whatever payment they can scramble together to survive. And so naturally, one must be at a very privileged position to be comfortable with the consequences of ones personal labor.