Tell HN: There's something deeply disturbing in the modern-world concept of jobs

Re:Tell HN: There's something deeply disturbing in the moder... by eternityforest on Friday August 18, 2023 @02:17PM (#37179875)

But lots of people absolutely do still work hard. They go to the gym. Many people still want kids someday. They dream of living off grid on 40 acres.

What they don't do is work hard for society, or actually at all. They work to prove or better themselves, IMHO largely because in modern culture, "based" is the new "cool", and society is not seen as based enough.

People would rather be able to bench 220lbs, totally unpaid, with a huge amount of effort, than invent something that reduces data center energy consumption by a few percent and get a $20k bonus.

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Re:Tell HN: There's something deeply disturbing in the moder... by rooftop-1 on Friday August 25, 2023 @11:53AM (#37263137)

This sentiment you describe is probably more indicative of the distinct groups of people you hang out with. No one I know would be more interested in benching over making something actually useful. Also going to the gym isn’t what I would call hard work but I used to dig fence post holes in 100+ degree heat for 12 hours a day as a teen and that’s what I would consider hard. You want to see a lot of people working hard head over to your local farm and begin to realize how 99% of people will never work as a hard as farmer. Your next task will be to realize that even with working far more than others as a farmer you can still live a terrible life.

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