This whole conversation is a ridiculous stretch - you just misquoted me to imply I’m a workaholic, and implied everyone else is too. Enough.

I think I might have hit a nerve. Not my intention, sorry.

Let me be crystal clear: most people fucking hate working. Bosses are the worst, the money is the sole reason to do it, and we’d all be happier working way less.

The idea people are “addicted” to working under a capitalist society is absurd; we are forced like prisoners, not free to make the choice ourselves. Or maybe you consider being unhoused and underfed “freedom”.

The “nerve” you’ve hit is that I hate people excusing our disgusting lack of free time in a post scarcity society.

Enjoy your job though, prick

Most people work way more than they need. No one needs a six figures salary for 30 years straight. People just get addicted to the nice, non-necessary things, they can get on such income though. This, and their taste for anything other than working slightly withers away (as it's not practiced, due to lack of time).

Are you fucking serious? Most people are living paycheck to paycheck

This place is a fucking ivory tower huh? You guys are clueless

I meant - most people on this forum. The whole discussion was in the context of programming jobs.

HN is a different bubble than the rest of capitalist society. I get the feeling that most people here enjoy their work and get really well paid for it, so the logic is completely flipped on its head.

But if you're calling me names, then this discussion is really over.

Enjoying programming != enjoying programming as work. Incredibly stupid claim