[regis]

"We used to value hard work. It was the cornerstone of our society..."

And I welcome this change with open arms. Hard work in itself is not a goal and shouldn't be treated as such.

[philhippus]

Exactly. Machines should do all the "hard work" that I do not want to do at any given time, allowing me to spend my life cruising. We don't innovate to continue "working hard", we do so to make life easier in some way.