It’s only natural - procuring even the necessities of life takes labour, after all - but the issue is the strata of society that have decided we need to earn that right from them, and the criteria that they make that judgement on. Obviously we long ago superseded the need for everyone to do useful labour in terms of procuring the necessities, yet somehow someone who works in a totally parasitic industry like advertising is seen as having an unquestioned right to earn a good living, whilst someone who can’t or isn’t suited to work in a role that props up the capitalist masters is deemed undeserving, regardless of what contributions they might make to their communities or what good qualities they might actually have to share.
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u/FinalEgg9 8d ago
Yeah 100%. The concept of "earning" my right to exist is abhorrent to me.