There's a spiritual/"alien" component to this that is vexing me, but I'll leave that aside for now, mainly because it is a bit too "weird" and complicated for me to articulate quickly and adequately. Thus, my comment applies solely to the 3D world. For now.
I think that I agree with *part* of your overall premise, but disagree strongly with the main thrust as indicated in the title. For a certain type of person -- and I'm not naming race or creed, though this type of character is found more often in some cultural and genetic lines than in others -- laziness does not exist, as you describe. Furthermore, I'm afraid that the situation that you describe is only going to get worse, not better, as more and more of us who previously had adequate opportunity and blessings rapidly fall behind as the former so-called "middle class" is systematically eliminated. For those of us who once worked hard and failed to see reward, or who knew better than to try, there is indeed profound wisdom in knowing when to call it, so to speak, and that is not the same as laziness. As the days go on, I am afraid that more and more and more of us may wind up calling it -- indeed, until, perhaps, Atlas Shrugs.
However, I cannot agree that laziness does not exist. I believe instead that laziness -- that is, the desire to survive, succeed, and MULTIPLY solely at the expense of others -- underpins many of the core problems facing the world today. Parasitism is an inherently lazy strategy of life.
I'll let you fill in the rest of the blanks, here.
Thanks. Very relatable. After many years of hardwork farming the low rewards even beyond money, I now tske it easy and feel fine just enjoying life even if I don’t have stuff. We eat well, have adequate housing, are easily entertained on our own and have easy access to nature.
Save for the welfare-leeching American neo-liberal, if you look around you, leftists tend to be normal people who just happen to believe in a faith-based ideology that encompasses "all that is good" in their eyes, just like any religion. Marxism is horrible cult, just like any religion. But most people under cults are normal people who just happened to drink the Kool-Aid. Still, if you want to talk about the entitled "libs" who want free money to do nothing, look at their childhood and you'll see why they're like that. Abusive households, learned helplessness. Not making excuses, but giving explanations. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/excuses-vs-explanations-part-2
There's a spiritual/"alien" component to this that is vexing me, but I'll leave that aside for now, mainly because it is a bit too "weird" and complicated for me to articulate quickly and adequately. Thus, my comment applies solely to the 3D world. For now.
I think that I agree with *part* of your overall premise, but disagree strongly with the main thrust as indicated in the title. For a certain type of person -- and I'm not naming race or creed, though this type of character is found more often in some cultural and genetic lines than in others -- laziness does not exist, as you describe. Furthermore, I'm afraid that the situation that you describe is only going to get worse, not better, as more and more of us who previously had adequate opportunity and blessings rapidly fall behind as the former so-called "middle class" is systematically eliminated. For those of us who once worked hard and failed to see reward, or who knew better than to try, there is indeed profound wisdom in knowing when to call it, so to speak, and that is not the same as laziness. As the days go on, I am afraid that more and more and more of us may wind up calling it -- indeed, until, perhaps, Atlas Shrugs.
However, I cannot agree that laziness does not exist. I believe instead that laziness -- that is, the desire to survive, succeed, and MULTIPLY solely at the expense of others -- underpins many of the core problems facing the world today. Parasitism is an inherently lazy strategy of life.
I'll let you fill in the rest of the blanks, here.
Interesting
Thanks. Very relatable. After many years of hardwork farming the low rewards even beyond money, I now tske it easy and feel fine just enjoying life even if I don’t have stuff. We eat well, have adequate housing, are easily entertained on our own and have easy access to nature.
That’s unfortunate. Thank you for reading, Bart.
This reminds me of why Communism, Marxism, and Socialism (and a lot of other isms) always fail.
How does this remind you of these -isms?
Those isms remove the why of work, they promote laziness.
Save for the welfare-leeching American neo-liberal, if you look around you, leftists tend to be normal people who just happen to believe in a faith-based ideology that encompasses "all that is good" in their eyes, just like any religion. Marxism is horrible cult, just like any religion. But most people under cults are normal people who just happened to drink the Kool-Aid. Still, if you want to talk about the entitled "libs" who want free money to do nothing, look at their childhood and you'll see why they're like that. Abusive households, learned helplessness. Not making excuses, but giving explanations. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/excuses-vs-explanations-part-2