We all have our reasons for working. In some cases I'd much rather be at work than say sit on a beach. I'd get bored after endless days of sitting on a beach right?
I think this conversation could easily go into the "whats the meaning of life" topic, so let's try not to go there. My overall point is more so this, what's so evil/bad about the the so-called lost era in Japan?
growth is required to spend more time with family, leisure and to do things that we really want.
And yet Americans spend more hours at "work" than most other countries. How has our growth shown that?
"I think this conversation could easily go into the "whats the meaning of life" topic, so let's try not to go there."
Yes, exactly. What we do with our time here is quite important to discuss, and this is usually the entrance to idologies and political parties. I wish we could talk about that more. Do you really want to work 30+ years of your life, then retire hopefully with a small amount of money (if its not "eaten" by the economy), while the top dogs do whatever they want whenever they want?
It would be nice with a more balanced approach to work. Not work for work, but work for play. Free will and all that, work if you will, but I highly doubt most workers today would choose thier situation if they could.
I think this conversation could easily go into the "whats the meaning of life" topic, so let's try not to go there. My overall point is more so this, what's so evil/bad about the the so-called lost era in Japan?
growth is required to spend more time with family, leisure and to do things that we really want.
And yet Americans spend more hours at "work" than most other countries. How has our growth shown that?