Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?

Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by jonathanlb on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:54AM (#28018632)

It might be important to distiguish doing "nothing" from not being on the job market.

It's possible to contribute to society by making art, writing, cooking, spending time with family, caring for others, etc. as well as self-actualizing via exercise, reading, meditation, and so on.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by varjag on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:04PM (#28019841)

Meditation is very much doing nothing.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by goodpoint on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:21PM (#28019975)

Not at all.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by alisonkisk on Sunday August 01, 2021 @01:35AM (#28024045)

self-actualizing doean't pay bills.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by WalterBright on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:15PM (#28019932)

Not sure how self-actualizing is contributing to society.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by goodpoint on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:29PM (#28020044)

"Self-actualization is the complete realization of one's potential, and the full development of one's abilities and appreciation for life"

From most classical philosophers, to Einstein, Maxwell, Darwin and countless other, their work was nothing else than an act of self-actualization.

And because this is HN, shall I include Torvalds? The FLOSS movement started from volunteers.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by WalterBright on Saturday July 31, 2021 @05:22PM (#28021661)

I appreciate my life. I don't see how that contributes to society.

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