I don’t think that parable is necessarily saying you should go live on the beach, but it does effectively point out the absurdity of (American) work culture. I

I don’t think that parable is necessarily saying you should go live on the beach, but it does effectively point out the absurdity of (American) work culture. It’s not cynical to admit that your situation is absurd without changing it, especially since our society punishes anyone who doesn’t go with the absurdity.