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Instead of thinking of it as the binary work/not-work, think of it as activity/non-activity. Whether people are active building widgets or active planning thin
by mc32 3y ago
Instead of thinking of it as the binary work/not-work, think of it as activity/non-activity. Whether people are active building widgets or active planning things, people have to do something. Else people, at large, descend to animal level behavior (be it Netflix binging, gaming, gambling, drugging, etc.)
Surely a few percent would pursue meaningful (for humanity) pursuits, but it would be relatively few. Is whiling away your time at the beach any better than sending memos (emails) around?
I don't think we can basically go back to being apes. We are human and cannot rid ourselves of that.
- caseyohara 3y ago> Is whiling away your time at the beach any better than sending memos (emails) around? I think 99% of humans would say 'yes'.
- mc32 3y agoMostly because the beach is a treat. After a while it’s just a place like another, with sand, salt, bugs, seaweed, etc. If you fish it’s productive, else it’s not. Pushing emails could result in apprehending a criminal or treatment for a disease…