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It’s not really though. Plenty of classical civilisations saw wealth chasing and work something to be looked down on

• nradov 2mo ago
  Is that why those civilizations ultimately collapsed?
• DonsDiscountGas 2mo ago
  Exactly zero civilizations large enough to deserve the name had exactly one ideology
• charlieyu1 2mo ago
  In the old age, having money only without power to protect it was asking for trouble.
• Maxatar 2mo ago
  Yes that's true, many classical civilizations saw work as a role for slaves. The ideal for classical elites wasn't to work, it was to have enough slaves that you didn't have to work yourself. Aristotle in particular writes about this in his defense for the institution of slavery.