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Re:The Abolition of Work (2002) by avl999 on Sunday December 20, 2020 @09:08AM (#25486275)
I have no interest in an academic debate about choice. Most reasonable people will agree that having a "choice" between x and the end of your existence (in most cases in extremely painful and excruciating way) is no choice at all.
Re:The Abolition of Work (2002) by chordalkeyboard on Monday December 21, 2020 @01:53AM (#25492691)
Biological needs are a fact of life, its not something farmers invented so people would buy their food.
Re:The Abolition of Work (2002) by elindbe3 on Sunday December 20, 2020 @09:29AM (#25486399)
At least if we're talking about the US (and probably EU as well), it isn't the choice between life and death. Anyone can go be homeless in California and get a couple hundred a month in food stamps and medicaid. Or panhandle a few hundred a month from tourists.

I agree you shouldn't literally die if you choose not to work in a first world country, but you should only receive the bare minimum to keep you alive (e.g. a tent, basic medical treatment and a steady diet of government cheese).