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Originally Posted by Bearcat
It's exactly what Detoxing said...
...you don't just work, pay bills, and die. You're always (or, should always be) planning towards a life where work isn't everything and even enjoyable,, and then retirement. It sucks there's no guarantee you'll make it that long, but you're either choosing a life with zero retiring ever, or a life where you could enjoy a decade or four living off savings and getting back some of that social security money you invested for 50+ years.
It's just not something they teach kids... not that they would listen.
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Sometimes I wonder how native villagers or neolithic cavepeople thought about work. They probably go out onto idyllic tropical bays to fish in their boats, or wander through virgin forests with their spears, and think, "Man, this is a grind. It would sure be nice to just sit in the village and make arrowheads all day."
I think anything can be tedious if you're doing it all day, which is why I disagree with the "do what you love" mantra for today's jobs. A job is really about making your 24-hour existence optimal and your long-term future optimal.