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Originally Posted by Minte
I counter that with...if you make your hobbies your work,what do you do for fun?
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People who do that, like you and me, will continue working. I don't expect us to ever reach 100% mandatory unemployment. However, I do expect (and most futurists agree based on economic / sociological data) that we will reach a point in the near future where work will be a choice rather than a requirement.
As stated earlier in the thread, owning your own lambo will likely remain a luxury people have to work for... but using the subways and trains, wifi, nutritious (non-gourmet) food and a basic home suitable to the number of occupants will likely be as free as 'going to the park' is presently. When work only represents gaining upgrades, rather than necessities many people will opt out.
Thinking of the unemployed as shiftless lazy leeches has to stop. For example, there is very strong evidence that children do better when their parents are directly involved in their day to day development. Many families can't afford to have one parent stay home. That will change quickly when society doesn't have a job for both of them to go to even if they want one.
Yes, some people are lazy and incompetent, others simply see work as a way to fund their non-work time rather than a way to enjoy their time. They are lucky to be born in this era or the next era rather than to be born in the 1600s or 1400s when that meant quick starvation.