I believe I understood your point, we are just treading a fine line, which is: You need to work for a living, and while you´re not a slave (because it´s not fo

I believe I understood your point, we are just treading a fine line, which is: You need to work for a living, and while you´re not a slave (because it´s not forced labor), your livelihood depends on it - and that has a conditioning effect on many levels (emotional, financial, relationships...) Of course we always used a form of work to sustain ourselves, the difference might just be on the rewards we get from it. Maybe that´s why some people exaggerate when they say they´re slaves of work, perhaps is a coping mechanism that allows them to frame that activity as something they´re being forced to do, rather than a deliberate choice they´re not happy about.