290 sats \ 9 replies \ @siggy47 6 Sep \ on: Who Can Explain To Me The Point Of Work In The Modern Age? ideasfromtheedge
Beyond acquiring enough income to provide yourself and those you support with the basics of survival, it's really a desire for more ease, comfort, and opportunities for enjoyment. Some want more than the basics for survival. It's true that sometimes people get carried away, and work becomes the sole focus of living. Why? Work can be the most interesting, enjoyable, and fulfilling part of your life. It's true. I have experienced it myself.
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53 sats \ 8 replies \ @Fabs OP 6 Sep
Work can be the most interesting, enjoyable, and fulfilling part of your life. It's true. I have experienced it myself.
That's something I've yet to experience, and most likely never will; It's a pure necessity to me, and it has been like that since I started working.
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193 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 6 Sep
It's not easy to find that situation, I guess. I have also had my share of boring, meaningless jobs that I couldn't wait to quit. I bet @k00b enjoys working on SN the vast majority of the time.
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43 sats \ 4 replies \ @Fabs OP 6 Sep
Of course, having a "Baby" like @k00b and his "Stacker.News" are self-explanatory, but it's about people who a) don't want to and b) don't enjoy it, and still make it their little center of the universe.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 6 Sep
I know some of them too. I think it's usually an insecurity based need to keep up with their neighbors with fancy shit, or they have developed some expensive habits they need to fund.
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86 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs OP 6 Sep
I like to think that people simply "cave-in" to the sheer peer-pressure; what's it called when people try to pull other people down to their "situation", simply because they don't wanna be unhappy alone?
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 6 Sep
Misery loves company! Very true.
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 6 Sep
Ah, that's what I ment!
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52 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 6 Sep
most likely never will
That's your first problem: your mindset. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. You need to keep looking.
and it has been like that since I started working.
How old are you if you don't mind asking? You can give a range.
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52 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 6 Sep
I'm 25, have been working on / off since 17.
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