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> that would be unequivocally a good thing. Why? Work is a net positive in people's lives.

• derbOac 5y ago
  There's a saying something like "people don't leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses" that can be extrapolated a bit. Work can be very positive and rewarding, or it can be negative and abusive. Everyone's experience is different; sometimes I feel that the fact r/antiwork has attained such saliency is maybe a sign that there's too much of the latter experience and not enough of the former.
• Pryde 5y ago
  I disagree with this, at least as a blanket statement. Plenty of workplaces are a deeply negative factor in people's lives. If what you're saying is really more along the lines of "having a project and way to spend the time is a net positive", then I completely agree, but I don't think that has to be tightly coupled to work (as in employment) per se.
  • slothtrop 5y ago
    Those problems have nothing to do with the nature of work. Bad management, low pay and too many hours have no bearing on the importance of work. It allows you to contribute to society and get social validation. "Personal projects" typically do neither (if they did, they would be lucrative). Even the boring stuff can be meditative. Provided the conditions are adequate, work is good for people and society at large.