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How come people want to work? (literature.cafe)

submitted 2 days ago by Karl@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As someone who is going to have to get a job in 2-3 years, I'm dreading the day. Going to the same place 5 days a week coming home with no time and energy left for anything you actually like and doing this for FOURTY years or even more if you were unlucky, sounds HORRIBLE!! How could anyone actually like working?

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[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago

I grew up on a subsistence farm. Everyone always worked. Every single day of the year. Some days were very long, some were short depending on what needed to be done. To survive. Of course we had fun and time off as well. It's about balance. Most people don't have to do back to the land subsistence living anymore because they substituted living in cities and taking paying jobs to buy what they need. No matter the path, you still have to do some sort of work to live. You can choose which path to some extent. There are small farms looking for people to come work for them in exchange for room and board.