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**Frownland** · 04-11-2018, 04:31 PM

Drug addiction provides structure.

EDIT: @OH rekt

The Batlord · 04-11-2018, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Yep. Reminds me of the time I had to read and respond to some essay in college about how life doesn't have meaning if you don't work. My response was scathing enough that the professor told me that she took it off of the curriculum. Occupying your time is the key, not joining some knob's law firm.

Much like how school is just daycare with the illusion of preparing young people for their future, regardless of whether or not we'll ever use or remember 95% of it.

Black Francis · 04-11-2018, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

people need work

creative work under their own control

humans don't want to be veggies, they just don't want to be slaves either

That's what i was thinking when the lottery thing came up. If i had enough money to not work i would chill for awhile but eventually i would want to start up a bussines or something like that.

DwnWthVwls · 04-11-2018, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Come on: would ANYONE truthfully still stay in their job if they won the big prize? And you Americans have far bigger lotteries than us. We get excited if it goes into double figures, which it seldom does.

You should have made him wear clown shoes.

There are 100s of people who have more money stashed away than anyone will ever make off the lottery, and they all still work.. It's really not that absurd to be loaded and still work or want to work. I feel that sentiment mostly exists only within the population that isn't disgustingly well off.

**Frownland** · 04-11-2018, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Much like how school is just daycare with the illusion of preparing young people for their future, regardless of whether or not we'll ever use or remember 95% of it.

I don't think I remember even 1% of the young people's future.

OccultHawk · 04-11-2018, 04:36 PM

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people need work

DwnWthVwls · 04-11-2018, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

well yeah because in capitalism the jobs nobody wants also pay poverty wages

Only you would say that.. you never cease to amaze me with your hyperboles.

The Batlord · 04-11-2018, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Church. A boss can be a genuinely nice person who will look out for you, but you should still never trust them or forget that the entire basis for your professional relationship is that they can deprive you of your means to feed yourself if you don't do what they say. And there is still a point at which your boss will stop looking out for you if they believe, or are explicitly told by their boss, that it is in their best interest to fire you, cut your hours, not give/give you a ****ty raise, hire somebody else to take certain of your responsibilities if the company believes that you or your position is not operating efficiently (which can result in all of the above), etc. Your boss might look out for you, but they will not jump on a grenade for you, and the power discrepancy means that you will be the one to suffer for it.

Key · 04-11-2018, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Oh right, I see. Misunderstanding there.
Yeah, I liked my job of almost thirty years to the extent that I didn't always hate it - though there were times when I did - but I'd have ditched it in a heartbeat if I'd won the lottery, no doubt about that.

No worries.

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

There are 100s of people who have more money stashed away than anyone will ever make off the lottery, and they all still work.. It's really not that absurd to be loaded and still work or want to work. I feel that sentiment mostly exists only within the population that isn't disgustingly well off.

DWV gets it. I'd still work even if I had the chance to win. That's just my nature. I like to save.

**Frownland** · 04-11-2018, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

There are 100s of people who have more money stashed away than anyone will ever make off the lottery, and they all still work.. It's really not that absurd to be loaded and still work or want to work. I feel that sentiment mostly exists only within the population that isn't disgustingly well off.

I would probably do the same if I was too stupid or boring to do something valuable or interesting with my life.

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