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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by amelius on Thursday July 07, 2022 @03:24AM (#32010882)
Yes, beside bringing in some money, having spent your life as a programmer will not make you a better person than if you had spent your career solving crossword puzzles.
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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by yakak on Thursday July 07, 2022 @04:21AM (#32011263)
I guess it depends what you mean by better person. How would being a plumber or electrician make you a better person?

Given jobs in a "healthy" economic system, I don't think anyone should do anything if their only goal is to show they improved society through their work. What do we know about the nuns that would have filled mother Teresa roles if she had not displaced them?

When you are done working for income, if you have more useful skills than a crossword puzzle player they can be used in a ~volunteer role that might not otherwise be filled.

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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by scns on Thursday July 07, 2022 @08:06AM (#32012943)
Can we please stop usin Mother Theresa as an example of a good person?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Mother_Teresa?wpr...

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Re:Alain de Botton on existential maturity and what emotiona... by amelius on Thursday July 07, 2022 @07:55AM (#32012830)
> I guess it depends what you mean by better person. How would being a plumber or electrician make you a better person?

I don't know about those professions. But the job of manager or marketing/salesperson at least gives you interpersonal skills.

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