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I like the work I do, more or less. I get to do something I think I'm pretty decent at, and that I find satisfying.
I used to work in the same field for more money, but under much greater stress and expectations. I sank out of that job after a while, and so far I'm much happier where I am now.
that said, like most people, I'm not happy about how much time I spend on work. it eats at me, how once I get home I feel like I have no energy left to tend to the problems in my life, let alone immerse myself in creative endeavors

>>2427
>I'm not happy about how much time I spend on work. it eats at me, how once I get home I feel like I have no energy left to tend to the problems in my life, let alone immerse myself in creative endeavors
Absolutely. I think this is the main thing that makes me so vehemently anti-work. Over the past few years, I've grown to understand how fragile and unique our mortality is and the thought of spending a majority of your waking hours on something that only has economic worth keeps me up at night. I guess I'm coming at this from both a socialist and absurdist perspective, so you can (understandably) disagree with this, but looking at all of the amazing advancements in automation, wouldn't you agree that there are a lot of obsolete jobs that people would be better off not working? Especially for 40 hours a week.
I won't say I'm an anti-work extremist though. I share your sentiment of finding a wage/salary position fulfilling, especially if it's a field you're genuinely passionate about - I just believe we as a society are on the opposite end of the spectrum where it's slavery instead of "being free to do what you want"

>>2430

being anti-work makes no sense as a position in and of itself because different cultures attribute different qualities to work, no one ever bitched about work before the industrial revolution because it was directly linked to your idenity and place in the world, it was more of a spontaneous task you do out of the enjoyment than hard monotonous labor. You can call this cope and say I am a neo-feudalist, but if you ever talked to a boomer who has a job involving electricity, welding or manual labor like that they love that shit like it's candy and keep working until they are on their death bed even after retiring.

>>2427
I am not saying this is your case, but a lot of people just don't push themselves enough, just falling into hibernation after finish working will not relax you emotionally most of the time, if they went for a walk and started doing something creative I can guarantee that they would feel much better in those 45 minutes than in an hour nap that make syou wake up sweating like a pig with a headache

>>2449
>most of the time, if they went for a walk and started doing something creative I can guarantee that they would feel much better in those 45 minutes
I generally agree with this point, in the sense that even leisure, if it's mindful and purposeful, will often leave you feeling more refreshed/rested than truly "doing nothing".
but feeling drained from full-time work understandably can make that difficult to do consistently, and so I have a great deal of sympathy for people who struggle to form that type of constructive habit.

>they love that shit like it's candy
I think the alienation you're talking about is definitely one piece of the puzzle, but I also don't think it's realistic for everyone to have this kind of "love what you do" relationship with their job, and with industrialization and specialization I think there are probably many instances where it's actually desirable (for other reasons) to move towards away from traditional styles of work. that is to say, things like the assembly line and global trade can further distance a worker from the product of their labor, but in my opinion are not to be thrown out solely because of that issue.
essentially, I think it's great if you can enjoy what you do for work, but "do something you love" shouldn't be the answer posed to the problem of exploitation that eats away at a person's time and resources to live on their own terms (as it so often is by well-meaning boomers)