When applying for my current job, one of the things I could honesly say was that I would probably continue working the position even if I had no need for the monetary incentive. And to be honest, if someone decided to pay all my expenses for the rest of my life, I’d rather be in my current position, rather than do nothing instead.
that would be nice to have, but the jobs in demand don’t always match the supply of people that want to do that job, so you still need some people working jobs they don’t want.
for example, does anyone want to work as the garbage man?
Everyone does the shitty jobs is the best solution I’ve seen. If we’re working 20 hours a week because we no longer have 80% of our value stolen, then some of that free time should be dedicated to ensuring society continues running and improving. In essence, mandatory community service according to one’s ability.
The fastest way to automate a task that no one wants to do is to make everyone do it.
> be Linus Torvalds
> creator of the most important operating system for the web
> also has a sick walking desk
> earns a fraction of the amount of similarly successful tech people
> seems happier than most tech billionaires
There’s a locally famous businessman who lives in the town next to mine who just casually shops at the same grocery store as my brother, and he absolutely has it figured out
what’s the point of being rich if you don’t buy as many pastries as you desire and relax in a park, knowing full well you never have to work another day in your life? why bother bother getting richer than that?
Except the fact that he still exists as a billionaire means that others are suffering (if not directly under his exploitation then due to lack of resources, which he plays a part in hoarding).
There is no such thing as a good billionaire, even if one seems "happy" to you. Never defend them.
wtf are you talking about? Torvalds is in no way a billionaire, and he literally makes open source software under the GPL, which by definition can’t be hoarded
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