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That's because the kinds of people who make those huge amounts of money usually have that ambition and lack of satisfaction. But what about the parts of society
by joegibbs 1y ago
That's because the kinds of people who make those huge amounts of money usually have that ambition and lack of satisfaction. But what about the parts of society that aren't go-getting yuppie strivers? There is a vast majority of people who never consider grinding leetcode to get a job at Jane Street so that they can later pivot to B2B SAAS for timeseries data.
- t-writescode 1y agoHonestly, I think you think too little of people. A *lot* of people love to invent, create, explore, dream, participate and so on. I would argue the vast, vast majority. People I know grow crops, make food, paint, draw, build worlds, write stories, create programs and so on. And these are people from every area in life.
- joegibbs 1y agoI don't deny that people love to do creative things like that. But society can't survive off creatives and gardeners and the other fun things. Those activities are nice for the people who do them but they don't help support the rest of the population - we need truckers, aged care workers, farmers, cashiers.
- CuriousSkeptic 1y ago> aged care workers Just picking out this one out of curiosity, not arguing the broader point. In a world where people have more freedom on what to spend their energy and time on I would expect some things to return to the realm of unpaid labour. Child care, mentoring, care for the elder, local community contributions. Probably not replacing the demand entirely, but surely some shifts in supply and demand would be observed.