• Rooty@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    “Hello, I would like to benefit from society without contributing to it”

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        10 months ago

        And I’m not seeing a single comment in here that is saying otherwise.

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        10 months ago

        If your position is simply that people need to work less, you’re doing a very bad job of relaying that, and thus shooting yourself in both feet.

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          10 months ago

          I hate to admit this, but I agree. My qualm isn’t with the message that we ought to work less. That’s smart. Why shouldn’t we live in a society where we can have a fulfilling lifestyle without endless soul crushing work?

          My qualm is with the wording. The implication is that one should consent to work, but really work is a fundamental truth. Take away the facade of society and all we have is our struggle to survive the elements and find food, i.e. work.