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> "They were exhausted, but they did not have the 21st-century psychological condition we call burnout, because they did not believe their work was the path to
by mgh2 5y ago
> "They were exhausted, but they did not have the 21st-century psychological condition we call burnout, because they did not believe their work was the path to self-actualization. The ideal that motivates us to work to the point of burnout is the promise that if you work hard, you will live a good life: not just a life of material comfort, but a life of social dignity, moral character and spiritual purpose."
Connecting the dots:
So work has become worship, an alternative belief system, similar to identify politics. People are just replacing their values/void with their own "god" (vs. 1st commandment)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27473167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27473167
- sascha_sl 5y agoIdentity politics is the result of some people failing to catch up with the constantly changing status quo of what is acceptable. This has been happening forever, except now it happens in broad view, with a huge audience. To which I, as someone inherently accused of being the very embodiment of identity politics, can only say: I'm very sorry if my existence and other people's acceptance of it seems like ideology to you. The previous status quo seemed ideological to me too.