Antiwork

I started my first real job about 1.5 months ago, I just don't understand how there is any time to really enjoy life when working a full time job. My job is completely remote, so I don't even have to commute and yet there is still so little time. So you wake up, get ready and eat breakfast, work for 9h, make dinner, clean/do laundry, run errands etc, and when you're done you've got maybe 2h to watch a couple of episodes of a show, or playing a quick game before having to go to bed only to repeat the next day. “Do something you love and you'll never work a day in your life”… ok but everyone can't work with what they love, it's just not feasible. I actually enjoy my job but that doesn't mean I don't want to spend my time doing other things. There is just…

Has anyone else read this? I am a few chapters in and am crying angry tears. It speaks to the soul sucking, exploitive and trivial nature of many 9-5 jobs – but addresses the issue on a systemic/societal level, discussing how this work structure serves the ruling elite class. It also gets into the “spiritual violence” of the 9-5. READ IT! It is enraging and cathartic lol. I am in my late twenties and have recently entered the “professional” work force. I am disillusioned, disappointed and angry at increasing cost of living, shitty job opportunities, complete lack of leisure time and general inequality. How did we get here?!?!?! Let’s get fucking angry and demand change.

A salary below the mean is worthless. This system doesn't reward anyone except the top 2% Having a minimum wage is worthless. Why are you Americans fighting for a minimum wage, where the battle should be wages that are around the mean. The second battle should be to move all salaries and capital ownership to weigh close to the mean. That is, by definition, a fair society. If the standard deviation is narrow, all benefit. It's pure maths. Why are we so reluctant to just distribute somewhat equally? Just right above the mean should be enough for most people. What is the problem? I'm genuinely curious.