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Bar Ran Dun
Jan 22, 2006




crack mayor posted:

- What is the moral value of work, if any exists? Is there some kind of character-building aspect of work that is unavailable with any other activity?

Depends on how one defines work. If work is service for others or humanity then yes it has unique moral/character building value. If work is only trading labor for money it doesn't have any particular moral value peculiar to it.

crack mayor posted:

- What is it about the culture/society that the idea of diminishing the need for work isn't discussed often today, even when guys from like a hundred years ago were saying it was technically possible in their time?

Greed of the rich and the consumerism of the rest of us. Some work is necessary and will always be necessary, but quite a lot of it isn't.

crack mayor posted:

- What would a world with more leisure time for everyone really look like?

No idea.

crack mayor posted:

- Do you enjoy your work? What specifically do you love or hate about it? Would you quit if you hit the lotto?

Yes. I keep people from doing stupid poo poo that might kill themselves ( or others) and potentially cause large catastrophes in a maritime / heavy industry context for a non-profit. Being well compensated is nice. Yes I would quit in a second.

Bar Ran Dun fucked around with this message at 19:48 on Oct 22, 2014

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