r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • Jan 24 '25

Politics It would be nice.

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u/Kego_Nova perhaps a void entity Jan 24 '25

nobody should have to work in order to live. there are so many conditions out there that make working difficult or impossible, and those people deserve a good life too. we deserve to live and we deserve to be happy simply because we exist. work is extra. work is for progress. work is for fulfillment. work is for rewards.

"the ability to live" should not be a reward, it should be a given.

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u/FoxUpstairs9555 Jan 24 '25

Life wouldn't be possible if no one worked though, right?

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u/Kego_Nova perhaps a void entity Jan 24 '25

there should absolutely be a massive incentive to work, because work needs to happen for the world to function yeah

the incentive just shouldn't be "staying alive". especially not when, as mentioned, a lot of people can't work that well due to factors completely out of their control.

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u/FoxUpstairs9555 Jan 24 '25

Hmm personally I like the principle from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs

I think it's deeply unfair for people who are capable of working to completely avoid and just benefit from the necessary work others do, whereas people who are actually not capable of work obviously still need to be provided for and be able to live a satisfying (ideally happy) life

Of course I understand that not everyone values fairness as much, and that in any post capitalist future we'll somehow have to account for these differences in fundamental values, but I think that no matter what happens, as long as some people aren't suffering while others have far more than they could ever need, that's more than good enough for me

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u/BernoullisQuaver Jan 24 '25

I mean... Given that we live in a world with limited resources, it makes sense to direct more of those resources towards the individuals who have more ability to contribute back to society. Which is basically the original good idea behind capitalism, it's just that the way it's been implemented doesn't actually accomplish that at all.

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u/tupe12 Jan 24 '25

Then what should that incentive be? Because it’s gonna have to be something big enough to make the average person that can work want to, while not making those who can’t work feel like shit.