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TwoQuestions
Aug 26, 2011

wateroverfire posted:

I think work develops a sense that the money you spend money comes from somewhere, which is an important value that isn't really imparted by leisure activities. That's sort of beside the point, though, which is that work creates the things we consume and enjoy as a standard of living.

Imagine if a burger flipper was a magician and could do his job completely just by waving his finger, and instead of flipping burgers he could be binge-watching Futurama and still get his job done. Has he lost something?

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TwoQuestions
Aug 26, 2011

wateroverfire posted:

He has developed the ability to transcend the laws of physics and literally script reality. Why is he using that power to flip burgers?

He doesn't like the press, and flipping burgers lets him lay low.

Care to answer the question, or are you going to dodge it again?

EDIT: I'll state the question more clearly instead of just being snarky. Does work have value aside from it's products?

TwoQuestions fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Oct 22, 2014

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