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by _heimdall 453 days ago
We should be striving to build a world where people don't have to feel forced into meaningless jobs, not a system that encourages it.

If meaningless jobs are important because its the only way people can make money to pay for all the shit we think we need to pay for, or because they haven't yet been offered the time and freedom to find their own sense of purpose, let's focus on fixing the root cause(s) there.

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> _heimdall: We should be striving to build a world where people don't have to feel forced into meaningless jobs, not a system that encourages it.

> If meaningless jobs are important because its the only way people can make money to pay for all the shit we think we need to pay for, or because they haven't yet been offered the time and freedom to find their own sense of purpose, let's focus on fixing the root cause(s) there.

^^^ 100% yes! That! ^^^

And that is why the human race is truly doomed (and well deserving of it). Nobody wants to fix the root cause of any problem. Instead, let's just keep ignoring the disease and only treat the symptoms... That'll solve everything.