There's a 19th century German philosopher that would agree with you (as would I): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation#From_their_Gattung

There's a 19th century German philosopher that would agree with you (as would I): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation#From_their_Gattungswesen_(species-essence) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation#...