I agree with a lot of the philosophies here, many people are indeed overworked and underpaid, exploited and taken advantage of.
But what I don't understand is the promotion of “doing the bare minimum”. As much as many of us would like to be able to just relax all day and still get our basic needs met, it seems to be unrealistic to me.
If money disappeared tomorrow, we would still have to do some form of work in order to survive. Before money existed, we had to work in nature for our survival, whether we were hunters or gatherers. Would life truly be better if money was out of the equation?
I have to work, I don't have a choice – I'm also aware that if I wasn't working and my basic needs were met, someone would still have to be working to create those provisions. Someone has to grow and farm the food, gather the water and make it consumable, create the medicine and distribute it. Even if we do nothing, someone has to do something.
I'm genuinely not here to be provocative or start arguments. I want civil discussion. Help me understand the philosophy behind anti-work.