Do people even aspire to work in the first place ?
I work because I’m used to the finer things in life, such as living indoors and not having to forage or hunt my dinner.
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termaxima@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
comfortable office work to which most people aspire
What ? Do people even aspire to work in the first place ? And idk about you, but I’d rather have been a craftswoman if you could still live off of that.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Bongles@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I’ve had a conversation with one of my friends a few times. Even if she was filthy rich she would still work. People always claim various things like getting bored or needing something to do or wanting purpose.
I would find plenty to do without working and her take on it blows my mind. In fact every argument I’ve heard from people in general, my response (at least in my head) is that I could still accomplish that thing without employment.
I can keep myself entertained doing the things I enjoy, I can find purpose helping people with my boatloads of cash, I would have time to learn all kinds of new skills. I could start businesses to handle some niche ethically, if the main players are scummy. The possibilities are damn near endless and if I’m ever rich, I’m not going to continue spending my time making some other prick richer.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Some people truly are really boring people. They have no genuine interests or hobbies, which ends up being those people who often say things like they’d work even if they were rich. There’s nothing for them beyond work.