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carlosjobimtoday at 5:58 PM2 repliesview on HN

We have to grow out of those kind of dreams. That's like a kid dreaming that when he grows up he'll eat ice cream for dinner every day.

People when they mature have an innate desire to work. It is good for body and mind. If you're curious about the world, you'll have to do some work one way or another to achieve your goals and satisfy your curiosity.

If "society" is just a function of basic needs, then there's plenty of places in the world to visit where people live like that and use any excess energy in endless fighting against each other instead of work.


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Noumenon72today at 6:37 PM

I would say endless fighting against each other is a much more innate desire than work. I know I don't have one.

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Devastatoday at 8:41 PM

> People when they mature have an innate desire to work. It is good for body and mind.

That doesn't mean it has to be wage labor though.

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