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> A job doesn't necessarily contribute to your self-worth. Meaningful work, does.

No, having a job like the vast majority of others around you (or the supposed ideal) contribute actively to your self-worth way more than have a meaningful hobby or unpaid meaningful work on the side. It has to do with the humane need of feeling integrated in the group.

You really have to work hard on yourself to keep your self worth for ten years by not « working » and having only a meaningful job/work/hobby.

It's not the job or the hobby or the meaningfulness that matters to your self worth. It's the sense of belonging to the group.

With that said, I completely agree with that:

> if we're going to introduce a concept like basic income then we need to start being really clear about the difference between effort in exchange of money, and effort which contributes to your satisfaction.

Benevolent activities are going to be cast under a different light.