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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by SoftTalker on Thursday December 15, 2022 @06:04PM (#34007073)
Working as a necessity to provide for oneself and family is a key component of good mental health. It's wired into us. We are still the hunter-gatherers we were 10,000 years ago. Excessive idleness always ends badly.
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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by Loocid on Thursday December 15, 2022 @07:01PM (#34007633)
You don't need a job to avoid being idle.
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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by SoftTalker on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:59PM (#34024879)
Most people do.
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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by paxys on Thursday December 15, 2022 @07:36PM (#34007893)
> Working as a necessity to provide for oneself and family is a key component of good mental health

Based on what science? Grinding at an office 9-5, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year over meaningless pursuits is in fact what is causing mental health problems in the world today.

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by exceptione on Thursday December 15, 2022 @07:42PM (#34007940)
What do you define as working? The nobility had good ways of spending their time, they were at the top of social pyramid. They would not say they had a job, they only had to care about their inheritance.

Mental health is more related to belonging and sense of community. Currently, not having a job is a source of guilt and shame. That has not always been the case. Nurses and educators find their reward mostly in being able to help others.

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