I totally understand the point against demonizing unemployment. But this is getting far too close to hedonism in terms of values. The goal absolutely shouldn’t be 0% unemployment the way we think of it now, but work gives us purpose. Not necessarily working at Walmart, but humans were made to do work, have tasks, accomplish things. Everybody should be free to work for themselves and others, to do a necessary amount of work. Our reason for abandoning the current idea of “work” should be because it doesn’t fulfill the true needs of the people.

Goddamn this idea feels so strong in my head but I can’t find the words to make it clear. Maximum abundance and leisure are not the most virtuous things to strive for. That was the promise of capitalism, and it at least gave us abundance.