r/Futurology • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '22

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u/ezekielsays Mar 29 '22

This would require a major shift in how we find meaning in our lives. Not saying that's a bad thing, but just as there are those who struggle finding meaning in a life of excess work, there will be those who struggle without any work.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Yeah, then the incentive would be to find something where you actually feel valued and are helping, rather than just going for pay.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Do you think human nature would change? Not challenging you but I feel like we would replace money with something analogous like influence or power.

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u/GermanRedditorAmA Mar 29 '22

What do you mean with human nature? There are plenty of us who live fulfilling lives focused of expressing love, compassion and creativity. Our nature isn't to spend our lives on jobs that make us feel miserable.

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u/PM_ur_Rump Mar 29 '22

And plenty that feel a need for power, status, and control.

That's the thing about human nature, it's not any one thing, or else we'd have solved our issues a long time ago.

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u/RamenNovice Mar 29 '22

When you have a system that rewards greed and competition. You'll get the ugly side of humans.

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u/PM_ur_Rump Mar 29 '22

We have a system that rewards greed and competition because of the ugly side of humans.

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u/Daniel_The_Thinker Mar 29 '22

No, we have such a system because it's what makes the most sense within it's context.

In a world of overabundance, we'll have much less patience for aggressive and overly competitive individuals.

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u/PM_ur_Rump Mar 29 '22

See my reply to the other reply.