ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Bluesky@lemmy.world · 9 days agoSociety is getting sick of selfish "Conservative values"discuss.onlineimagemessage-square190linkfedilinkarrow-up11.28Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.26Karrow-down1imageSociety is getting sick of selfish "Conservative values"discuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Bluesky@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square190linkfedilink
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 days agoIn that case, I guess I agree with him that most people don’t want to ‘work’. Wanting to be a wage slave would be bonkers. Most people want to contribute meaningfully to society and don’t want to starve, but that’s not what ‘work’ means.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 days agoRight, it should just mean paid labor, but the people complaining about this would prefer it unpaid. I’d prefer pay to be unnecessary and the labor voluntary. At least I think that’s a good ideal to work towards.
In that case, I guess I agree with him that most people don’t want to ‘work’. Wanting to be a wage slave would be bonkers. Most people want to contribute meaningfully to society and don’t want to starve, but that’s not what ‘work’ means.
Right, it should just mean paid labor, but the people complaining about this would prefer it unpaid.
I’d prefer pay to be unnecessary and the labor voluntary. At least I think that’s a good ideal to work towards.