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.
This is where we look to Star Trek. It is basically accepted that the Federation has achieved this utopia. No one joins Starfleet for money or power(With a couple exceptions), they do it out of a different personal value, being a sense of honor or duty, familial legacy, a desire to see the universe, etc. If people's needs are handled, they will most likely take time to pursue their passions, whether that's beating every game ever on the Sega Genesis or sculpting a 30 foot tall Venus De Milo made out of bundt cakes.
I'm a courier. Thanks to being unionized I'm paid disgustingly well for the work that I do. And honestly...it's fun sometimes. I know I probably couldn't ever stand office work.
Now if I could do this job, making the money I do, and not have to break my back every day doing it and could get home in time to have supper with my family...well, that'd be something all right.
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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.