MostlyHarmlessGive a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and then buy the pond. Tell him he can't have the fish, but he can fish for you and you will sell the fish and give him a very small cut, and then he'll say stuff like "I am hungry and my teeth hurt". Nobody wants to fish these days.
climate voter/degrowthist@MostlyHarmless The promise, going all the way back to at least Adam Smith is that with increased productivity, there will be more leisure. The work ethic is a culturally and religiously induced ethic. If there are people who gain satisfaction from their employment, good for them. But the tirade about people supposedly not wanting to work is implies there is something inherently wrong with wanting less work.
Kjetil Kilhavn@tmstreet @MostlyHarmless There is nothing wrong with not wanting to work, unless that is paired with an *expectation* of society providing you the same financial freedom as those who work.