I think that when people find meaning ‘without work’ it is because we are using too narrow a meaning of ‘work.’ Many things in life are work without counting as labor force participation, starting with raising one’s children, and also lots of what children do is work (schoolwork, homework, housework, busywork…).
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Also, there are things that would almost count as “work” even today, but many people don’t do them because they cannot connect them to a reliable source of income. Science research is “work” if you do it in academia, but not if you do it at home. Writing books is “work” once you get published and become famous, but not before that moment. Taking care of the sick or poor is “work” if someone pays you to do that, but not if you do it on your own. Liberating people from “work” could allow them to do more non-”work” work.
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Also, there are things that would almost count as “work” even today, but many people don’t do them because they cannot connect them to a reliable source of income. Science research is “work” if you do it in academia, but not if you do it at home. Writing books is “work” once you get published and become famous, but not before that moment. Taking care of the sick or poor is “work” if someone pays you to do that, but not if you do it on your own. Liberating people from “work” could allow them to do more non-”work” work.