Then, despite the fact that the necessity for work at an individual level can very well be abolished, wouldn't there still be a social need for work, i.e. SOMEONE has to do all that labor otherwise society as a whole would face deprivation?
No, there is a socially necessary need for labor- ei, people doing things. There is not the need for jobs/work, aka labor tied to the threat of violence/deprivation
Then, despite the fact that the necessity for work at an individual level can very well be abolished, wouldn't there still be a social need for work, i.e. SOMEONE has to do all that labor otherwise society as a whole would face deprivation?
No, there is a socially necessary need for labor- ei, people doing things. There is not the need for jobs/work, aka labor tied to the threat of violence/deprivation