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Because we simply need to keep people busy "doing things" I suppose we could employ people to dig holes and pay them for the job of digging holes for no purpos
by kiba 15y ago
Because we simply need to keep people busy "doing things"
I suppose we could employ people to dig holes and pay them for the job of digging holes for no purpose. That's not productive or is a good use of their time, unless it is spent digging useful holes. That's because we have a million other things that people could do help and help out. All we need to do is figure out how to employ people.
I ask why? What is the end result of growth that makes societies "better"?
Less time spent on farming, manufacturing, servicing, and generally working. More time for leisure and family, increased well being, increased lifespan(more is always better), supposedly.
However, we're not good at figuring out what we want in life and thus not spend time on leisure, family, hobbies, and things that are fun. Instead, we seeks certain job because they're prestigious, buy things merely for status symbol effect, and so on.
- mbesto 15y ago"Doing things" was mildly oversimplified. That's because we have a million other things that people could do help and help out. We do? Like what?
- gurkendoktor 15y agoCleaning up all that plastic crap that litters the planet, walking around in shady areas and watching out for each other. Basically all healthcare facilities I've seen were either understaffed or just barely above that, too. I don't think we'd need to dig all those holes...
- derefr 15y ago> However, we're not good at figuring out what we want in life and thus not spend time on leisure, family, hobbies, and things that are fun. Instead, we seeks certain job because they're prestigious, buy things merely for status symbol effect, and so on. Doesn't that just mean that "what we want in life" is status?