A lot of people seem to have the attitude that if you're not employed _right now_ then you're not contributing to society and therefore are an oxygen thief. It

A lot of people seem to have the attitude that if you're not employed _right now_ then you're not contributing to society and therefore are an oxygen thief. It's completely ridiculous. Some people, say nurses or sanitation workers, do indeed provide value every day. But there are tons of people who work all day and barely achieve anything. There are people who work all day and actively reduce the quality of life of others. There are people who work one day, invent something crazy, and could basically just retire there and then and still would have been more useful than the average person. I reckon as long as you can pay your bills and you're not acting antisocially, do whatever you want. Generally I tend to respect a person far more who puts their energy into their family, their hobbies, their sports etc. than one who is completely obsessed with work.