Work Definition Debate
Comments debate the meaning and purpose of 'work', questioning whether it should be intrinsically valuable and fulfilling, merely for compensation, or defined by reluctance versus enjoyment.
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What's wrong with that? Work is for working, is it not?
Oh, for some value of $work that doesn't involve their ostensible reason, yes.
I like this. Work doesn't have to be an end itself.
Doing work isn't necesearily value, and value depends on perspective.
"Work" in this context would be your job, not things you do on your own initiative.
Some work is more valuable than other work.
Depends on your definition of 'work' doesn't it?
There's a reason it's called work.
What's "real" work?
Necessary work may be noble, but doing busywork for the sake of it is not.