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>[K]nowing if I don't <perform satisfactorily at my job>, I can't afford my <life necessities>" is true for literally everyone except the independently wealthy
by MontyCarloHall 4y ago
>[K]nowing if I don't <perform satisfactorily at my job>, I can't afford my <life necessities>"
is true for literally everyone except the independently wealthy. It is a lot easier to not stress over for someone for whom "the activity itself" is a non-demanding job, than for someone whose job is inherently extremely emotionally or physically draining.
As an extreme example, suppose my parents bestowed on me a trust fund. It affords me a monthly allowance that lets me live an upper middle class lifestyle without having to otherwise work. The only requirement to get this allowance is to have an earnest phone call with my mother for an hour each week. Failure to do so results in the trust being revoked. Saying that I'm "burnt out" from "knowing if I don't call my mom this week, my whole income disappears" would be absurd. The ease of my carefree lifestyle is more than enough to offset the mild stress of having to remember to call my mom on a weekly basis.
- munificent 4y agoYes, and that's why jobs are more stressful than hobbies even when the activity is the same. I think you're just restating my point? The parent comment was, essentially, "Why is doing X stressful for Kottke who does it for work when I do X for fun and don't find it stressful at all?" And the answer is... Kottke does it for work and you do it for fun.
- mypalmike 4y agoWhy are you so invested (given your several posts in this thread) in trying to get the rest of us to lack empathy? He says he feels burnt out. He feels burnt out.