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Originally Posted by Matata
I've been in "work to live" mode and it took me years to pull myself out of it, I had to significantly upgrade my skillset, completely re-evaluate my mentality towards work and sacrificed a lot of money. Competition is crazy high for fulfilling work and nothing is going to fall into your lap, it requires an exceptional effort.
Yes, things would grind to halt if everyone fully committed today, but that's not what it takes, it's a transition that takes a lot of time and effort. Conversely, if we did live in a society where people had stronger commitment to finding fulfilling work and making an exceptional effort, then I think we'd see a lot more small businesses driven by personal values, people would be a lot more productive and we'd all be better off for it.
There is so much positive change the world needs that can support a living, but creating these sorts of opportunities is impossible for people who are only interested in showing up.
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So where are we going to find all these people that have a deep rooted desire to work fast food and have a crappy manager and low pay? Or want to work on a factory floor making jeans for a dollar a day in Asia? Or change adult diapers at a nursing home all day?
I find this concept as unrealistic as the one where poor people need to work hard to find a good paying job... The reality of our world is that most people work menial boring jobs for not much money. There are only so many people that can be pro athletes or radio DJs or run an art gallery. The jobs people desire are few and far between.