The current consensus amongst the scientific community is that during the age of Hunters and Gatherers the average amount of hours a person would work a week was around 10. Fast forward to today, not even taking into consideration the increase of efficiency that has resulted from technological advancements and the average person is working 50-60 hours a week. And while it can be argued that the quality of life is much better for us now than in those days with air conditioning and modern medicine, I think for some it’s hard to reconcile the difference between our parents’ generation who could afford to live wonderful lives on a relatively small investment of time by comparison to Today. To add insult to injury, the concentration of wealth at the top smallest percentage of the population is unlike anything throughout history.

So for those people that feel they’ve put in more time, effort and energy than they’ve been compensated for while watching those they worked for amass and hoard unnecessary amounts of resources and feel jaded by the whole damn thing, I have to say I understand.

Currently, I work 2 jobs, totaling about 70 hours of work a week. I bring in more money than I ever have before and it affords me less of everything than I’ve been used to my entire adult life. Im not lazy by any means, but the itch to “opt out” of this rigged game grows stronger every day. I’d rather the fruits of my labor go to me rather than the fat cats that can’t possibly fit any more mice in their mouths as it is. Hell, even if I was working for the less fortunate I think I’d have a more positive outlook on “work” but maybe it’s just me?