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comment by GodOfAtheism
GodOfAtheism  ·  2863 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: THEY TRRK RRR JRRRBS - robot edition

>Is it necessary for the good psychological wellbeing of members in a society to work for their necessities and luxuries?

Necessities? Iffy. Luxuries? Absolutely. If a person has to put in 60 hours a week to keep a roof over their head and food on their table, their mental state is going to absolutely be different than the guy who works 30 hours a week just so they can build up their comic book collection. I'm inclined to say said mental state is going to be far better in the latter case, and lead to more rational decisions. The guy working 30 hours isn't going to look at a payday loan when they come up a little short for Walking Dead #1, for one obvious example.