Why Americans Care About Work So Much

Re:Why Americans Care About Work So Much by n0tahacker on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:28AM (#35397719)

"Workism" comes from protestantism: Ora et Labora. America is a protestantic country, so I am not wondering why work is so important to them.

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Re:Why Americans Care About Work So Much by gbrindisi on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:53AM (#35397859)

Note that The Benedict rule is catholic, pre protestant. I still think you are right that protestant culture is a root cause to some degree.

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