[ConcreteGidget]

Maslow put "employment" in his hierarchy of needs. As a trust fund kid I've never had to worry about living in the streets but found that without the purpose of work I felt pretty worthless. If you live in the first world you basically have food water and shelter taken care of for you if you're resourceful. The rest seems to be climbing status hierarchies and opulence.

[diveanon]

That's not the point though. Your self worth and employment are not directly correlated.

Furthermore as our society evolves the hierarchy of needs can and should shift to demphasize employment.

What you are describing is the result of industrialized societies needing workers, soon that will not be the case.