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People don't need to do much work to survive. They choose to because they want to play the rat-race. They want to compete with each other for status and wealth.
by foxglacier 7mo ago
People don't need to do much work to survive. They choose to because they want to play the rat-race. They want to compete with each other for status and wealth. And that's a good thing - it's what drives all the productivity that enables easy-goers to live off grid or in a tent or renting in a cheap neighborhood doing just a little part-time work.
- array_key_first 7mo agoYou essentially need to work a full-time job to survive. Ideally, a somewhat good job to be comfortable. But if you want, say, a place to live, a steady supply of food, and your medical needs taken care of so you don't die prematurely, you need to be working full-time.
- foxglacier 7mo agoYea standard of living has increased. Can't you want olden-days level of healthcare, accomodation, food, etc. but less work?