>>I call this new religion “workism.” The religion isn't new, its name is Protestantism and I find it supremely odd that the name 'Max Weber' does not show up

>>I call this new religion “workism.” The religion isn't new, its name is Protestantism and I find it supremely odd that the name 'Max Weber' does not show up in the article once.[1] This attitude towards work as something that is sacred isn't the invention of CEOs or managers, it's spiritual in nature and existed long before modern tech companies. This is also important if one wants to deal with 'workism', because the fundamental issue is cultural. The religious values underpinning the American work ethic have been absorbed into secular culture to the point where most Americans probably aren't consciously aware where their attitude towards work comes from. Another similar manifestation of religious ideas seeping into 'secular' culture is the millenarial AI hysteria. If you don't see where this stuff psychologically originates, make that explicit, and then deal with it you're never going to effectively change culture. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_S...