What is the function of work in a world rich with technological advancements and resources beyond the basic necessities?
A world so rich that there’s more than enough waste to cause damages.
A world where everything seems to be available at a tap of a finger and within a second.
A world like this, right now.
Working hard (harder) won’t make the concentrated ninety-nine of the world’s resources spill off from the 1% to the rest. It hasn’t been; all that’s been doing is make small changes on who or what that 1% is at a given moment.
And if one asks the people who work hard why they do so, the main response is this: because they need to, so they can survive. And hopefully one day, that would have worked enough so they can just live… retire securely.
If the issue is the availability of resources (and not merely their existence as it can be assumed that there more than enough), then why is the only current solution making people work their whole lives for them, for basic necessities to merely stay alive. Is not the point of civilization the betterment of human lives? What happened then?
What is happening then?
Ideally, work functions for individual progression. One works a specific job as a purpose in life; in other words, what they decide they are put in this world for. That can range from profit-driven professions to individualized careers.
However, work as a means to survive just sounds extremely primitive. What’s the use of super fast computer processing and high quality displays if the only good, healthful food available can’t be eaten?
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