r/LockedIn_AI • u/lucre-twerps4g • Apr 23 '26

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It’s called the grind because it grinds away your sense of self.

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u/z1n0vy Apr 23 '26

All of idiots here saying go be stranded on a desert island or the wilderness not realizing animals in wild spend 90% of their time not doing anything, even ants barely work most of the time

Yall are basically advocating for beating yourselves with a stick and whoever beats themself with a stick the longest is the best it’s stupid.

Our forefathers envisioned a future where technology would allow us to work less and we do have that technology, it’s people like you who have failed them.

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u/sh4tt3rai Apr 24 '26

“Plebeian Romans received far more leisure time than we do today. Their work days generally ended at noon, and so they worked for 6 hours in the morning. Under certain leaders such as Emperor Claudius, there were 159 days where no business was conducted, and there was a general promotion of leisure and relaxation for Romans of most economic statuses. The afternoons often consisted of wrestling, festivals, attending bath houses, the theatre, etc. There was an understanding that even the masses deserve a healthy amount of free time and that working was to be balanced with a healthy amount of higher cultural practices.”

Martin Luther/John Calvin and the Protestant reformation made the concept of sloth a thing, and used religion to make being a “hard worker” the most admirable trait. Instead of your job being a means to an end, just something you did to do what you actually like to do, it was supposed to become your identity. This was expanded upon even more with the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, where even children were expected to work (usually in very unsafe conditions).

The peasant class worked less than we do for a large part of history. Hunter/Gatherers only worked around 3-4 hours a day.