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Why do folk "need" to work? To justify their existence? Don't we have a duty of care for fellow humans?
by edoceo 1y ago
Why do folk "need" to work? To justify their existence? Don't we have a duty of care for fellow humans?
- cwmoore 1y agoMany people work so that other people don’t let them starve or put them in prison.
- AnimalMuppet 1y agoFolk need to work to justify their existence to themselves. Just yesterday, there was an article here about why people feel bad about themselves when they aren't being productive. Our own psychology aside, people need to work because at present robots cannot make all the stuff we want. So if we (society as a whole) want all this stuff, then we need to work. We have a duty to treat our fellow humans with dignity and humanity. I'm not sure that extends to providing for those who can work but won't, though - not when there's work that society as a whole needs done.
- JKCalhoun 1y agoCuriously, and this is probably just me, but I find I need to work in order to enjoy (value) my leisure time. Odd, I know.
- selfhoster11 1y agoOK, then work. If I enjoyed 5:30am wake-up times, I wouldn't require others to replicate it.
- JKCalhoun 1y agoTo be sure. I was only answering as to why I find I need some sort of work.
- ponector 1y agoThat is an American mindset: your job makes who you are. Like you have no identity without a job. Mainly because without a job you loose health insurance, housing, everything.
- JKCalhoun 1y agoI am not seeing how the two are mutually exclusive. I think there needs to be a pretty fundamental shift in society for us to continue to function if, for example, everyone was essentially on welfare. Not sure what they are supposed to all be doing in the "Star Trek universe" for example. Somehow "Logan's Run" comes to mind — you know, if we actually still got together with each other. ;-)