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"Working is not anti-human, it is a fundamental component of humanity." Working is anti-human when that human has no choice but to work or else they become hom
by 5150rc 4y ago
"Working is not anti-human, it is a fundamental component of humanity."
Working is anti-human when that human has no choice but to work or else they become homeless and die in the street. For many, including myself, a job is a means to an end, not an extension of sociality. Apart of being human is understanding that other humans have a different perception of socialization and not being offended when they don't want to join you in small talk.
- tomtheelder 4y agoI think it's hard to classify that as anti-human when that has been the same for the entirety of our existence as a species. And to be honest on HN there's a lot more people getting offended by the idea that someone might enjoy small talk than vice versa.
- gilbetron 4y agoThe entirety of our existence, and I mean all the way back when we were single-celled organisms, it has been work or die. It isn't until relatively recently that any other option generally represented itself. I'm not saying that people should be forced into smalltalk, and I'm not saying that people that "just want to work" have something wrong with them, I'm just pushing back on the notion that it anti-human and aberrant to want to have a social component to work, when "work" is an important part of life.