Yeah that would suck to be trapped in a job you hate because you have no choice in the matter. Good thing this doesn't happen in non-socialist countries.
Not to think too hard about a dumb meme, but it's really funny that they can't imagine a world where art production isn't restricted to a professional class. like the point is to reduce work hours so that creative expression is a viable leisure activity for everyone.
I don't think leisure is the right word. Art is fundamental to being human, I honestly think one of the greatest crimes of capitalism is crushing the artistry out of people. And it does this one every single level of society from third world children forced into the sweatshop all the way up to the ceo's son forced to be a business ghoul and give up on music. There's obviously still people that do art, but it becomes so hard for most people to.
I wouldn't mind working a shitty job if that shitty job would ease the tension of future financial uncertainty and gave me plenty of leisure time. I don't even think I'll see that level of socialism in my life time, truthfully I'd settle for orienting production forces into not ending the world maybe.
Yeah that would suck to be trapped in a job you hate because you have no choice in the matter. Good thing this doesn't happen in non-socialist countries.
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Not to think too hard about a dumb meme, but it's really funny that they can't imagine a world where art production isn't restricted to a professional class. like the point is to reduce work hours so that creative expression is a viable leisure activity for everyone.
I don't think leisure is the right word. Art is fundamental to being human, I honestly think one of the greatest crimes of capitalism is crushing the artistry out of people. And it does this one every single level of society from third world children forced into the sweatshop all the way up to the ceo's son forced to be a business ghoul and give up on music. There's obviously still people that do art, but it becomes so hard for most people to.
It's famously easy to be a poet in a capitalist society. That's why people not born into wealth do it all the time.
and for a whole 10 or 20 hours a week, no less! that barely leaves you 92 hours each week for your hobbies and self-care after accounting for sleep!
can you imagine being trapped for even more time??
I wouldn't mind working a shitty job if that shitty job would ease the tension of future financial uncertainty and gave me plenty of leisure time. I don't even think I'll see that level of socialism in my life time, truthfully I'd settle for orienting production forces into not ending the world maybe.