Quote:
Originally Posted by elphenor
the 2nd part of this doesn't necessarily support the first
and the idea of "lazy" here doesn't hold up to much scrutiny
people will often cease to think of "work" when they're performing a creative task under their own control...even if the task requires a large amount of effort
what people seem to have an aversion to is authority and monotony
|
Yeah people aren't lazy in general when they are doing something they value or care about.. naturally we are pre wired to enjoy putting forth an effort into something when it genuinely pays off
Problem is that very few people can find jobs they are truly passionate about. Most settle for something they can tolerate with decent compensation and then the bottom of the totum pole is pure wage slaves taking what they can get and resenting it at the same time
The real bottom line is we assume somehow that the default state should be happiness and fulfillment. Our ancestors never had that presumption. Whether you're talking feudal Europe, the Roman empire, Mesopotamia, or primitive hunter gatherer tribes... The default for the average Joe is you spend your good years toiling away at labor you'd rather not do in order to maintain your lifestyle. So you earn those few and far between moments when you can do something you actually want to do for the sake of it. That's the real human condition.