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Robbie,
You need to work. I definitely need to work. I work 7 days a week by choice and get antsy during a day off because I spend most of my time thinking about ideas that I can't try until I get back to work. That is not a universal characteristic of all humans. I've known people in my life as smart or smarter than anyone I've met in business, but they valued time off more than wealth. Some became academics, one works at a 'political think tank' - I don't think one way is 'better' or 'worse' than the other. Some people like to work 9-5 and forget all about their job the moment they leave their place of employment, others can't put down their iPad because they just need to check one more thing before stopping for the day... And oh one more thing after that...
We used to need every person working to create enough food, shelter and clothing for everyone. At times even when everyone worked we still failed to succeed and people died from starvation, freezing to death and the like. Modern society doesn't abide by those same principles. How afraid are you of starving to death? It used to be the number one fear of every human only a couple centuries ago. Do you ever worry about freezing to death or dying from the heat? It happened all the time years ago.
Some will work as hard or harder than ever. Others won't have to do so at nearly the same pace as past generations... And we will still produce more each year than we did in any previous year. Those who work hard will drive lambos, those who don't will ride the bus or drive a cheap car... But they will eat, see doctors, have a dry reasonably comfortable place to live... Their number will grow until all the people who don't want to work won't have to.... And we still won't need all the people who want to work.
It should lead to an explosion of art and science...with pretty much zero poverty. If we manage it correctly.
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