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So when you've earned your f-u money you stop showing up for work? That's not what we see in practice. Most people with a sudden windfall (stocks, lottery winn
by xorcist 3y ago
So when you've earned your f-u money you stop showing up for work?
That's not what we see in practice. Most people with a sudden windfall (stocks, lottery winnings etc.) keeps showing up for work. Because how else would you stay socially meaningful in our society? Nobody really wants to sit at a beach sipping drinks the rest of their life, accomplishing nothing.
There is clearly a social aspect of work, at least for the majority that we can call socially functional. And it's at least as important as getting paid. Work is also a social role, and it hurts many people if they are left out of it. It's not easy.
- ryandrake 3y ago> So when you've earned your f-u money you stop showing up for work? Yes. Absolutely 100% I am looking forward to it and counting down the days.
- harryquach 3y agoAbsolutely, there are plenty of ways to be social, on my terms, with the people I choose. If I didn’t have to trade my time for money there are plenty of ways I can fill my days without corporate bullshit.
- mlrtime 3y agoThis is one reason why playing the lottery [even if once] has some positive value. It forces people into a thought experiment on what they would do if they didn't have to work.
- 2024throwaway 3y ago> Nobody really wants to sit at a beach sipping drinks the rest of their life, accomplishing nothing. Speak for yourself.