It’s been said many times that in the future we will have more leisure time, that robots and such will free us to an easier life, yet no sooner is this said we all seem to be busier and work longer and harder lives. I have a theory on this, I think we are afraid to be idle. That we will get into more trouble and spend past our means. Is happiness being busy as we can be? Working till we can’t?
No we need to work, we want to work, and a future that may eliminate all these jobs is not something most want to see. There is a guilt to sitting around that’s hard to take. Yet a lot of what we do is really quite meaningless. That can be very frustrating, and I think explains the Trump movement. It’s a last grasp at a life that has past us by. Drill for more oil, dig for more coal. Ignore climate change. It’s a plea for a past life, one that is done done done!!!
I’m looking forward to the new economy, whatever that’s turns out to be. But one thing is for certain, we need to be busy and lead a life that has some meaning.
Seven billion, wondering what’s next and counting.
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