We replaced God with the Gross Domestic Product.

But we kept on feeling guilty about resting and virtuous about toiling.

The religious veneer faded, and the moral weight of work never left.

Rest shouldn't require an excuse.

But here we are.
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@Daojoan You're probably right and your post made me thing of the book I am currently reading: 'The Dawn of Everything' by Graeber and Wengrove which again and again seems to come back to that same question. Really good read!

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