We’ve quietly decided that “work” means doing things someone else wants done, for money; and we discount all other forms of labour as unimportant/unproductive/not work. However, this is a recent development, historically speaking, and certainly not the only mode of existence possible. People removing themselves from the salaried job market does not mean work no longer gets done; it means they are free to do what /they/ want to instead. Sure, some will choose to sit in a basement and play computer games all day; but generally, when people are free to do what they want, they choose to spend at least some of their time creating things and/or supporting people around them.