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Voted up for being accurate about the evils of work. Pity the author has absolutely no clue what to do about it, and so little knowledge of economics as to not even be aware of his own ignorance.

It's all about incentive structures, professional specialization, and comparative advantage. If you want to replace work, you have to find something better. The author shows no sign of understanding why they are important.

If you could come up with a better incentive structure that gives people a reason to try, while still exploiting professional specialization and comparative advantage, without creating bosses and managers to regiment life, you could systematize it and start companies that used it which would outcompete existing companies.



Comparative advantage is the biggie. Everyone wants to be the astronaut.




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