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I 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

I 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.