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I was told growing up the measure of good work is that you produce more than you consume. That's how families and communities grow and prosper. If you consume
by sparrish 3y ago
I was told growing up the measure of good work is that you produce more than you consume. That's how families and communities grow and prosper. If you consume more than you produce, you're a drain on your family and community and that's looked down on.
Maybe that is Puritan but my own observations have reinforced that and I think if everyone strived for it, our world would be a better place to live.
- wahnfrieden 3y agoproductivity above all else for every human is pretty disastrous and unappealing. and when that hard work mostly goes toward the profit of some man?
- sparrish 3y agoA mindset of producing more than you consume has taken western cultures to where they are now - less poverty and more abundance than ever before in human history. We live freer and eat better and live longer than any of our ancestors. Why do you see it as "disastrous and unappealing"? What's the alternative? If everyone consumes more than they produce, we all end up in poverty and hunger. That sounds truly disastrous and unappealing. Most of that hard work goes to the profit of the one doing the work. History shows that arch clearly. Not many surfs or feudal lords about anymore. Your children aren't properly of your owner because you have no owner. Don't buy into the "inequality" BS that's being pushed about. It's not to the benefit of you or the generations that come after you.
- wahnfrieden 3y agoyou have a mythologized and outdated understanding of history https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36276100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36276100 we may not have literal serfs (well, we do still) but hierarchical command under threat of violence is alive and kicking