Workers of the world, relax!
Just wanted to point out this very interesting article, The Abolition of Work, by Bob Black. He makes some interesting points about the drudgery of forced labor, the dangers inherent in accepting your job as your identity, and even makes a point about the pallid modern interpretation of Leisure:
Nor am I promoting the managed time-disciplined safety-valve called "leisure"; far from it. Leisure is nonwork for the sake of work. Leisure is the time spent recovering from work and in the frenzied but hopeless attempt to forget about work. Many people return from vacation so beat that they look forward to returning to work so they can rest up.
A lengthy and well-researched essay...very much worth the read.
Posted by hilatron at June 18, 2003 07:58 AM | TrackBack