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> We've needed "jobs" to support ourselves since we descended from the trees Do you think the lion's job is to hunt? And the zebra's job is to eat grass? A jo
by mongol 4y ago
> We've needed "jobs" to support ourselves since we descended from the trees
Do you think the lion's job is to hunt? And the zebra's job is to eat grass?
A job is something you do in exchange for something else as payment. If you go as far back as to when our ancestors descended from trees, you will need to explain what kind of jobs were around then, who worked them and who paid.
- throwawaylinux 4y ago> Do you think the lion's job is to hunt? And the zebra's job is to eat grass? Yes. Difficult, cruel, and brutal jobs. Few people would choose to change places with them. > A job is something you do in exchange for something else as payment. Broader term is something you do to get your bread. Working for yourself, cooperating and exchanging with others, are all jobs. You can go out on your own and start a business, it's not insurmountable, everyone from a street vendor to a corner shop to a farmer to Apple has done it. It's something that many can choose to do if they wish, but many choose not to. Can't avoid that by nitpicking semantics.
- tlocke 4y agoI'm not sure why you're getting downvoted for this. Surely most people would think it's a bit of a stretch to say that lions have jobs in the same way that 21st century humans have jobs? I can't imagine walking up to a lion in the savannah and asking what their job was :-)
- throwawaylinux 4y agoIt was a pretty weak comment that didn't address the point. The first humans certainly spent a lot of time working to get food and shelter, and stayed awake worrying about not getting enough to eat. "Society" didn't enslave us with jobs, we already had them.