> If the jobs are truly unnecessary, the company and society will stop paying for them. This is a circular argument, isn't it? Why is the work necessary? Beca

> If the jobs are truly unnecessary, the company and society will stop paying for them. This is a circular argument, isn't it? Why is the work necessary? Because society pays for it. Why does society pay for it? Because the work is necessary. I reject it. Money != value. > Raising a kid is the hardest job and work that I’ve ever done. I don’t get paid money for that… That's a good example of a task that is valuable (in the real sense) but not work (since it is voluntary). Here is how I define "work": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30127704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30127704