charlesoberonn: lf we provided everyone with their basic needs regardless of work status, people wouldn't stop working, They would iust start working for the things they care about and find meaningful in their own right, and not just for the pay which they will no longer need to survive. srallest-feeblest-boggart: btw, studies show we should all be working less. it's better for us and for the environment. like seriously, we're at a unique point in history where humanity would benefit from less labor, there's already more than enough to go around-we iust let society refuse to distribute it