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Was it ever any different? I’m very skeptical that there was ever a time when the average person did personally meaningful and constructive work. I think we al
by brookst 2y ago
Was it ever any different? I’m very skeptical that there was ever a time when the average person did personally meaningful and constructive work.
I think we all have this sense that life should be nothing but personal fulfillment, and anything getting in the way of that is a problem. And maybe it’s even true that that’s how things “should” be, but I really don’t think it ever has been.
- yoyohello13 2y agoWhat about when the majority of people were farmers. Growing and harvesting your own food so you don't die this coming winter seems about as meaningful and constructive as it gets.
- brookst 2y agoWere the majority of people ever farmers who were entirely self-sufficient, and not producing food for the local gentry or warlord or whatever? Genuinely curious, was there a time when the majority of humans were self sufficient, enjoyed the fruits of their own labor, were not conscripted into tribal / feudal / corporate endeavors?