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I disagree. I think labor is a good thing, and I use that term to encapsulate any sort of occupation. A person who doesn't have some sort of fulfilling labor is missing a big part of life. There's so much pride and fulfilling that can come from working hard.
The problem is that, currently, laborers are not fairly compensated for their work, and it's increasingly difficult for someone to just live without working beyond their limits. And so labor is no longer a small part of a fulfilling life but a perpetual cage for an exploitated husk of a person.
In my opinion, freedom is equity and justice, not a life of pure leisure...
Yes! I love my work, even though most people hate retail. I'm in a grocery store deli, and getting people food they like and them coming back saying I offered good recommendations just makes my day!
I'm the manager, and even I still struggle a bit with money at times, all the while trying to save for a house. Not easy out here, but certainly wouldn't want to stop working.