Re:Work/life balance should be difficult
by romwell on Thursday December 16, 2021 @06:48AM
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>Ummm, no? Not really? You think "the rich" could just magically end the need for work if they chose?
Yes[1]. And it's not that I think so, it's that the likes of Bertrand Russel have observed it to be the case[2] back in the 50s.
If you think it's impossible to ensure that every citizen has access to food, shelter, education, transportation, and healthcare regardless of their employment status, you seriously underestimate how everything we do is struggling to fight over crumbles.
Of course it's possible. Most people will choose to work, still. Right now, it's not a choice.
Yes[1]. And it's not that I think so, it's that the likes of Bertrand Russel have observed it to be the case[2] back in the 50s.
If you think it's impossible to ensure that every citizen has access to food, shelter, education, transportation, and healthcare regardless of their employment status, you seriously underestimate how everything we do is struggling to fight over crumbles.
Of course it's possible. Most people will choose to work, still. Right now, it's not a choice.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income
[2]https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/